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Message Headers

Component: NServiceBus
NuGet Package: NServiceBus (9.x)

The headers of a message are similar to HTTP headers and contain metadata about the message being sent over the queueing system. This document describes the headers used by NServiceBus. To learn more about how to use custom headers, see the documentation on manipulating message headers.

Timestamp format

For all timestamp message headers, the format is yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss:ffffff Z where the time is UTC. The helper class DateTimeExtensions supports converting from UTC to wire format and vice versa by using the ToWireFormattedString() and ToUtcDateTime() methods.

const string Format = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss:ffffff Z";

public static string ToWireFormattedString(DateTime dateTime)
{
    return dateTime.ToUniversalTime()
        .ToString(Format, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
}

public static DateTime ToUtcDateTime(string wireFormattedString)
{
    return DateTime.ParseExact(wireFormattedString, Format, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)
       .ToUniversalTime();
}

Transport headers

NServiceBus.NonDurableMessage

The NonDurableMessage header controls non-durable messaging persistence behavior of in-flight messages. The behavior is transport specific but the intent is to not store the message durably on disk and only keep it in memory.

NServiceBus.TimeToBeReceived

The TimeToBeReceived header controls when a message becomes obsolete and can be discarded. The behavior is transport-dependent.

NServiceBus.Transport.Encoding

States what type of body serialization is used. Used only by the legacy Azure Service Bus transport which is no longer supported.

Serialization headers

The following headers include information for the receiving endpoint on the message serialization option that was used.

NServiceBus.ContentType

The type of serialization used for the message, for example text/xml, text/json, application/json, or application/json; systemjson. In some cases, it may be useful to use the NServiceBus.Version header to determine how to use the value in this header appropriately.

NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes

The fully qualified .NET type name of the enclosed message(s). The receiving endpoint will use this type when deserializing an incoming message. Depending on the versioning strategy the type can be specified in the following ways:

  • Full type name: Namespace.ClassName.
  • Assembly qualified name: Namespace.ClassName, AssemblyName, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.

See the message type detection documentation for more details.

Messaging interaction headers

The following headers are used to enable different messaging interaction patterns, such as Request-Response.

NServiceBus.MessageId

A unique ID for the current message.

NServiceBus.CorrelationId

NServiceBus implements the Correlation Identifier pattern by using a Correlation Id header.

Message correlation connects request messages with their corresponding response messages. The Correlation Id of the response message is the Correlation Id of its corresponding request message. Each outgoing message which is sent outside of a message handler will have its Correlation Id set to its Message Id.

An example of Correlation Identifier usage within NServiceBus can be found in callbacks.

Messages sent from a saga using the ReplyToOriginator method will have their Correlation Id set based on the message which caused the saga to be created. See Notifying callers of status for more information about the ReplyToOriginator method.

CorrId

CorrId is an MSMQ specific header semantically identical to NServiceBus.CorrelationId. It is included only for backward compatibility with endpoints running version 3 or older of NServiceBus.

NServiceBus.ConversationId

The identifier of the conversation that this message is part of. It enables the tracking of message flows that span more than one message exchange. ConversationId, RelatedTo, OriginatingEndpoint, and ProcessingEndpoint fields allow ServiceInsight to reconstruct the entire message flow.

The first message sent in a new flow is automatically assigned a unique ConversationId that gets propagated to all the messages that are sent afterward, forming a conversation. Each message sent within a conversation has a RelatedTo value that identifies the message that caused it to be sent.

The ConversationId must be assigned manually in cases where NServiceBus can't infer when messages belong to the same conversation. For example, when a CancelOrder message must be part of an existing order conversation, then the Order ID can be used for as the Conversation ID. Manually assigning a ConversationId can be achieved by overriding the header with a custom value:

var sendOptions = new SendOptions();
sendOptions.SetHeader(Headers.ConversationId, "MyCustomConversationId/" + System.Guid.NewGuid());
await context.Send(new MyMessage(), sendOptions);

To get full control over the Conversation ID, a custom convention can be registered:

config.CustomConversationIdStrategy(context =>
{
    if (context.Message.Instance is CancelOrder)
    {
        //use the order id as the conversation id
        return ConversationId.Custom("Order/" + ((CancelOrder)context.Message.Instance).OrderId);
    }

    //use the default generated id
    return ConversationId.Default;
});

This is useful to avoid setting the Conversation ID when sending individual messages but rather apply a convention using a custom attribute, inheriting from an interface, using reflection based on message types, or some other method.

Cannot set the NServiceBus.ConversationId header to 'XXXXX' as it cannot override the incoming header value ('2f4076a0-d8de-4297-9d18-a830015dd42a').

Starting a new conversation

In some scenarios though, starting a new conversation might be desirable. For example, a batch import that reads thousands of records and starts a workflow on each one would normally result in a giant visualization, where it would be more appropriate for each record to be a new conversation.

Starting a new conversation can be done with the help of SendOptions:

var sendOptions = new SendOptions();
sendOptions.StartNewConversation();

await context.Send(new CancelOrder(), sendOptions);

A custom Conversation ID can also be provided:

var sendOptions = new SendOptions();
sendOptions.StartNewConversation("MyCustomConversationId/" + System.Guid.NewGuid());

await context.Send(new CancelOrder(), sendOptions);

NServiceBus.RelatedTo

The MessageId that caused the current message to be sent. Whenever a message is sent or published from inside a message handler, its RelatedTo header is set to the MessageId of the incoming message that was being handled.

NServiceBus.MessageIntent

Message intent can have one of the following values:

ValueDescription
SendRegular point-to-point send. Note that messages sent to the error queue will also have a Send intent
PublishThe message is an event that has been published and will be sent to all subscribers.
SubscribeA control message indicating that the source endpoint would like to subscribe to a specific message.
UnsubscribeA control message indicating that the source endpoint would like to unsubscribe to a specific message.
ReplyThe message has been initiated by doing a Reply or a Return from within a Handler or a Saga.

NServiceBus.ControlMessage

Indicates that the message is a control message, ie has no body and the intent of the message and any data is transmitted in the message headers.

NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress

Downstream message handlers or sagas use this value as the reply queue address when replying or returning a message.

Send headers

When a message is sent, the headers will be as follows:

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = 5fc2d3fe172c2602b7e1b665f355aa9d
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = bf0498cf-1ecc-4cdd-8245-ae45015f3f38
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = 982d3269-24ca-41cd-9d86-ae45015f3f38
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToSend, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = 982d3269-24ca-41cd-9d86-ae45015f3f38
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Send
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterSendV8
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterSendV8
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2022-02-23 21:18:51:063736 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 8.0.0

In the above example, headers are for a Send and hence the MessageIntent header is Send. If the message were published instead, the MessageIntent header would be Publish.

Reply headers

When replying to a message:

  • The MessageIntent is Reply.
  • The RelatedTo will be the same as the initiating MessageID.
  • The ConversationId will be the same as the initiating ConversationId.
  • The CorrelationId will be the same as the initiating CorrelationId.

Example reply headers

Given an initiating message with the following headers:

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = f53ba6fe8bda20bf14f7bbe5dd46ef5b
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = 000345c8-9d7a-4375-a0e6-ab2900b53d78
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = 97f060a4-390f-4c5c-9e94-ab2900b53d77
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core7.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToSend, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = 97f060a4-390f-4c5c-9e94-ab2900b53d77
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Send
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterReplyV7
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterReplyV7
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2019-12-20 10:59:52:504138 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 7.2.0

the headers of the reply message will be:

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = f53ba6fe8bda20bf14f7bbe5dd46ef5b
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = 000345c8-9d7a-4375-a0e6-ab2900b53d78
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = 97f060a4-390f-4c5c-9e94-ab2900b53d77
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core7.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToReply, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = e3e519c4-c66a-4f4a-adb9-ab2900b53d7f
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Reply
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterReplyV7
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.RelatedTo = 97f060a4-390f-4c5c-9e94-ab2900b53d77
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterReplyV7
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2019-12-20 10:59:52:533138 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 7.2.0

Publish headers

When a message is published the headers will be as follows:

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = 5fc2d3fe172c2602b7e1b665f355aa9d
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = 9df9cfbf-11f9-417c-8709-ae45015f3d98
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = d5da1f70-7e75-4ade-8ac8-ae45015f3d97
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToPublish, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = d5da1f70-7e75-4ade-8ac8-ae45015f3d97
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Publish
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterPublishV8
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterPublishV8
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2022-02-23 21:18:49:674562 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 8.0.0

Return from a handler

When returning a message instead of replying:

  • The Return has the same points as the Reply example above with some additions.
  • The ReturnMessage.ErrorCode contains the value that was supplied to the Bus.Return method.

Example return headers

Given an initiating message with the following headers:

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = f53ba6fe8bda20bf14f7bbe5dd46ef5b
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = fcb72aa5-5f57-4614-afb4-ab2900b53d95
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = 55f391e4-06bd-491e-8946-ab2900b53d94
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core7.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToSend, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = 55f391e4-06bd-491e-8946-ab2900b53d94
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Send
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterReturnV7
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterReturnV7
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2019-12-20 10:59:52:602139 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 7.2.0

the headers of reply message will be:

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = f53ba6fe8bda20bf14f7bbe5dd46ef5b
NServiceBus.ControlMessage = True
NServiceBus.ConversationId = fcb72aa5-5f57-4614-afb4-ab2900b53d95
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = 55f391e4-06bd-491e-8946-ab2900b53d94
NServiceBus.MessageId = 36a6df94-78dc-425b-8fb3-ab2900b53d9b
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Reply
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterReturnV7
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.RelatedTo = 55f391e4-06bd-491e-8946-ab2900b53d94
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterReturnV7
NServiceBus.ReturnMessage.ErrorCode = 100
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2019-12-20 10:59:52:627638 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 7.2.0

Timeout headers

NServiceBus.ClearTimeouts

A header to indicate that the contained control message is requesting that timeouts be cleared for a given saga.

NServiceBus.Timeout.Expire

A timestamp that indicates when a timeout should be fired.

NServiceBus.Timeout.RouteExpiredTimeoutTo

The queue name a timeout should be routed back to when it fires.

NServiceBus.IsDeferredMessage

A header to indicate that this message resulted from a Defer.

Saga-related headers

When a message is dispatched from within a saga the message will contain the following:

  • An OriginatingSagaId header which matches the ID used as the index for the saga data stored in persistence.
  • An OriginatingSagaType which is the fully qualified type name of the saga that sent the message.

Example "send from saga" headers

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = 5fc2d3fe172c2602b7e1b665f355aa9d
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = 96f2272c-921e-43be-be37-ae45015f3e67
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = cd356d85-b4b5-44f4-8c21-ae45015f3e67
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.SendFromSagaMessage, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = 7de772d7-43b2-4fb7-9fba-ae45015f3e99
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Send
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterSagaV8
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.OriginatingSagaId = 9782ed1b-6fdc-d722-97f6-44d8f67d430c
NServiceBus.OriginatingSagaType = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.Saga1, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.RelatedTo = cd356d85-b4b5-44f4-8c21-ae45015f3e67
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterSagaV8
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2022-02-23 21:18:50:531601 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 8.0.0

Replying to a saga

A message reply is performed from a saga will have the following headers:

  • The send headers are the same as a normal reply headers with a few additions.
  • Since this reply is from a secondary saga then OriginatingSagaId and OriginatingSagaType will match the second saga.
  • Since this is a reply to the initial saga then the headers will contain SagaId and SagaType headers that match the initial saga.

Example "replying to a saga" headers

Via calling Bus.Reply

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = 5fc2d3fe172c2602b7e1b665f355aa9d
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = 96f2272c-921e-43be-be37-ae45015f3e67
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = cd356d85-b4b5-44f4-8c21-ae45015f3e67
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.ReplyFromSagaMessage, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = 25a5e189-2423-4406-8dcc-ae45015f3ee3
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Reply
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterSagaV8
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.OriginatingSagaId = 1ac2496d-e049-fe47-b3e0-9a82d862e864
NServiceBus.OriginatingSagaType = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.Saga2, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.RelatedTo = 7de772d7-43b2-4fb7-9fba-ae45015f3e99
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterSagaV8
NServiceBus.SagaId = 9782ed1b-6fdc-d722-97f6-44d8f67d430c
NServiceBus.SagaType = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.Saga1, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2022-02-23 21:18:50:784641 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 8.0.0

Via calling Saga.ReplyToOriginator

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = 5fc2d3fe172c2602b7e1b665f355aa9d
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = 96f2272c-921e-43be-be37-ae45015f3e67
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = 7de772d7-43b2-4fb7-9fba-ae45015f3e99
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.ReplyToOriginatorFromSagaMessage, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = 5107847a-c95b-4780-a89a-ae45015f3ee6
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Reply
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterSagaV8
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.OriginatingSagaId = 1ac2496d-e049-fe47-b3e0-9a82d862e864
NServiceBus.OriginatingSagaType = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.Saga2, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.RelatedTo = 7de772d7-43b2-4fb7-9fba-ae45015f3e99
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterSagaV8
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2022-02-23 21:18:50:786655 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 8.0.0

Requesting a timeout from a saga

When requesting a timeout from a saga:

  • The OriginatingSagaId, OriginatingSagaType, SagaId and SagaType will all match the Saga that requested the Timeout.
  • The Timeout.RouteExpiredTimeoutTo header contains the queue name for where the callback for the timeout should be sent.
  • The Timeout.Expire header contains the timestamp for when the timeout should fire.

Example timeout headers

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = 8cf0a8f78f9cd1885699777c83eb631e
CorrId = cb4c79a4-476c-4e64-aff1-a5eb011ad6e5\0
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = dbaf0a21-9b6a-49bd-ae76-a5eb011ad6df
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = cb4c79a4-476c-4e64-aff1-a5eb011ad6e5
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core6.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.TimeoutFromSaga, MyAssembly, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.IsSagaTimeoutMessage = True
NServiceBus.MessageId = 433d5c9f-4968-4bf9-9c7e-a5eb011ad72a
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Send
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterSagaV6
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.OriginatingSagaId = 25b7653a-5612-4e9e-b78f-a5eb011ad729
NServiceBus.OriginatingSagaType = Core6.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.Saga2, MyAssembly, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.RelatedTo = cb4c79a4-476c-4e64-aff1-a5eb011ad6e5
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterSagaV6@MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.SagaId = 25b7653a-5612-4e9e-b78f-a5eb011ad729
NServiceBus.SagaType = Core6.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.Saga2, MyAssembly, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.Timeout.Expire = 2016-04-17 07:09:47:444081 Z
NServiceBus.Timeout.RouteExpiredTimeoutTo = HeaderWriterSagaV6@MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2016-04-17 07:09:47:443081 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 6.0.0

Defer a message

When deferring, the message will have similar headers compared to a send, but will be delivered later.

In NServiceBus version 7.7 and above, the DeliverAt header will also be added containing the time when the message was targeted to be delivered.

Example defer headers

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = 5fc2d3fe172c2602b7e1b665f355aa9d
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = 4e6a4071-a5e6-4808-9c48-ae45015f3851
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = 925c4895-a6e4-4f09-b9ad-ae45015f3850
NServiceBus.DeliverAt = 2022-02-23 21:18:45:182746 Z
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToSend, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = 925c4895-a6e4-4f09-b9ad-ae45015f3850
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Send
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterDeferV8
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterDeferV8
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2022-02-23 21:18:45:172746 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 8.0.0

Diagnostic and informational headers

Headers used to give visibility into "where", "when" and "by whom" of a message. They are used by ServiceControl, ServiceInsight and ServicePulse.

$.diagnostics

The host details of the endpoint where the message was being processed. This header contains three parts:

  • $.diagnostics.hostdisplayname
  • $.diagnostics.hostid
  • $.diagnostics.originating.hostid

NServiceBus.TimeSent

The timestamp when the message was sent. Used by the Performance Counters.

NServiceBus.DeliverAt

The timestamp when the message should be delivered. Used for more accurate calculation of critical time.

NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint

The endpoint name the message was sent from.

NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine

The machine name the message was sent from.

NServiceBus.Version

The NServiceBus version number.

OpenTelemetry-related headers

These headers are added when OpenTelemetry is enabled for an endpoint, in accordance with the W3C Trace Context specification:

Audit headers

Headers added when a message is audited

NServiceBus.ProcessingEnded

The timestamp when the processing of a message ended.

NServiceBus.ProcessingEndpoint

Name of the endpoint where the message was processed.

NServiceBus.ProcessingMachine

The machine name of the endpoint where the message was processed.

NServiceBus.ProcessingStarted

The timestamp when the processing of this message started.

Example audit headers

Given an initiating message with the following headers:

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = 5fc2d3fe172c2602b7e1b665f355aa9d
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = 9fee968e-2ea0-4f55-80fe-ae45015f3678
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = 8b57ed09-31d4-48f5-9da8-ae45015f3674
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToSend, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = 8b57ed09-31d4-48f5-9da8-ae45015f3674
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Send
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterAuditV8
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterAuditV8
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2022-02-23 21:18:43:635321 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 8.0.0

when that message fails to be processed, it will be sent to the error queue with the following headers:

$.diagnostics.hostdisplayname = MACHINENAME
$.diagnostics.hostid = 5fc2d3fe172c2602b7e1b665f355aa9d
$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = 5fc2d3fe172c2602b7e1b665f355aa9d
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = 9fee968e-2ea0-4f55-80fe-ae45015f3678
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = 8b57ed09-31d4-48f5-9da8-ae45015f3674
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToSend, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = 8b57ed09-31d4-48f5-9da8-ae45015f3674
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Send
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterAuditV8
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.ProcessingEnded = 2022-02-23 21:18:44:124566 Z
NServiceBus.ProcessingEndpoint = HeaderWriterAuditV8
NServiceBus.ProcessingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.ProcessingStarted = 2022-02-23 21:18:44:044364 Z
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterAuditV8
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2022-02-23 21:18:43:635321 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 8.0.0

Retries handling headers

Headers used to facilitate retries.

NServiceBus.Retries

The number of delayed retries that have been performed for a message.

NServiceBus.Retries.Timestamp

A timestamp used by delayed retries to determine if the maximum time for retrying has been reached.

Error forwarding headers

When a message exhausts the configured number of retry attempts and is moved to the error queue by the recoverability component, it will have the following extra headers added to the existing headers.

NServiceBus.FailedQ

The queue at which the message processing failed.

NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.ExceptionType

The Type.FullName of the Exception. It is obtained by calling Exception.GetType().FullName.

NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.InnerExceptionType

The full type name of the InnerException if it exists. It is obtained by calling Exception.InnerException.GetType().FullName.

NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.HelpLink

The exception help link.

NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.Message

The exception message.

NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.Source

The exception source.

NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.StackTrace

The exception stack trace.

Example error headers

Given an initiating message with the following headers:

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = 5fc2d3fe172c2602b7e1b665f355aa9d
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = bac2a1e2-d728-4b11-8e47-ae45015f39d8
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = e29ef002-6264-46e3-a24c-ae45015f39d7
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToSend, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = e29ef002-6264-46e3-a24c-ae45015f39d7
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Send
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterErrorV8
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterErrorV8
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2022-02-23 21:18:46:473645 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 8.0.0

when that message fails to be processed, it will be sent to the error queue with the following headers:

$.diagnostics.hostdisplayname = MACHINENAME
$.diagnostics.hostid = 5fc2d3fe172c2602b7e1b665f355aa9d
$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = 5fc2d3fe172c2602b7e1b665f355aa9d
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = bac2a1e2-d728-4b11-8e47-ae45015f39d8
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = e29ef002-6264-46e3-a24c-ae45015f39d7
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToSend, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.Data.Handler canceled = False
NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.Data.Handler failure time = 2022-02-23 21:18:46:553639 Z
NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.Data.Handler start time = 2022-02-23 21:18:46:553639 Z
NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.Data.Handler type = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageHandler
NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.Data.Message ID = e29ef002-6264-46e3-a24c-ae45015f39d7
NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.Data.Message type = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToSend
NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.Data.Pipeline canceled = False
NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.Data.Transport message ID = 017fe38f-aea6-4cfa-8fba-9bcedb45b9a6
NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.ExceptionType = System.Exception
NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.HelpLink = 
NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.Message = The exception message from the handler.
NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.Source = Core_8
NServiceBus.ExceptionInfo.StackTrace = System.Exception: The exception message from the handler.
      at Core9.Headers.Writers.HeaderWriterError.MessageHandler.Handle(MessageToSend message, IMessageHandlerContext context)
      at NServiceBus.InvokeHandlerTerminator.<Terminate>d__0.MoveNext()
      at NServiceBus.LoadHandlersConnector.<Invoke>d__1.MoveNext()
      at NServiceBus.DeserializeMessageConnector.<Invoke>d__1.MoveNext()
      at NServiceBus.ProcessingStatisticsBehavior.<Invoke>d__0.MoveNext()
      at NServiceBus.TransportReceiveToPhysicalMessageConnector.<Invoke>d__1.MoveNext()
      at NServiceBus.RetryAcknowledgementBehavior.<Invoke>d__2.MoveNext()
      at NServiceBus.MainPipelineExecutor.<Invoke>d__1.MoveNext()
      at NServiceBus.LearningTransportMessagePump.<ProcessFile>d__23.MoveNext()
NServiceBus.FailedQ = HeaderWriterErrorV8
NServiceBus.MessageId = e29ef002-6264-46e3-a24c-ae45015f39d7
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Send
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterErrorV8
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.ProcessingEndpoint = HeaderWriterErrorV8
NServiceBus.ProcessingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterErrorV8
NServiceBus.TimeOfFailure = 2022-02-23 21:18:46:553639 Z
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2022-02-23 21:18:46:473645 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 8.0.0

Encryption headers

Headers when using message property encryption.

NServiceBus.RijndaelKeyIdentifier

Identifies the encryption key used for encryption of the message property fragments.

Example headers

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = f53ba6fe8bda20bf14f7bbe5dd46ef5b
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = 164b4007-f6cd-4419-bad0-ab2900b5396f
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = 47ac3a2b-192d-430b-a345-ab2900b5396f
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core7.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToSend, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = 47ac3a2b-192d-430b-a345-ab2900b5396f
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Send
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterEncryptionV7
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterEncryptionV7
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2019-12-20 10:59:49:062894 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 7.2.0

Example body

<?xml version="1.0"?><MessageToSend xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://tempuri.net/Core7.Headers.Writers"><EncryptedProperty1>String 1</EncryptedProperty1><EncryptedProperty2>String 2</EncryptedProperty2></MessageToSend>

File share data bus headers

When using the file share data bus, extra headers and serialized message information are necessary to correlate between the information on the queue and the data on the file system.

Using DataBusProperty

When using the DataBusProperty, NServiceBus uses that property as a placeholder at serialization time. The serialized value of that property will contain a key. This key maps to a named header. That header then provides the path suffix of where that binary data is stored on disk on the file system.

The payload content-type is captured in the header NServiceBus.DataBusConfig.ContentType.

Example headers

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = 5fc2d3fe172c2602b7e1b665f355aa9d
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = f73a509a-de58-46e7-9a9c-ae45015f3819
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = b59a8a4e-829f-4ccb-aa68-ae45015f3819
NServiceBus.DataBus.2022-02-23_21\45a85154-ffe8-45dd-b72b-2970023c40f9 = 2022-02-23_21\45a85154-ffe8-45dd-b72b-2970023c40f9
NServiceBus.DataBus.2022-02-23_21\76320bc6-b287-4138-92f9-8bfdf40b67e5 = 2022-02-23_21\76320bc6-b287-4138-92f9-8bfdf40b67e5
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToSend, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = b59a8a4e-829f-4ccb-aa68-ae45015f3819
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Send
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterDataBusPropertyV8
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterDataBusPropertyV8
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2022-02-23 21:18:44:991734 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 8.0.0

Example body

<?xml version="1.0"?><MessageToSend xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://tempuri.net/Core9.Headers.Writers"><LargeProperty1><Key>2022-02-23_21\45a85154-ffe8-45dd-b72b-2970023c40f9</Key><HasValue>true</HasValue></LargeProperty1><LargeProperty2><Key>2022-02-23_21\76320bc6-b287-4138-92f9-8bfdf40b67e5</Key><HasValue>true</HasValue></LargeProperty2></MessageToSend>

Using conventions

When using conventions there is no way to store a correlation value inside the serialized property. Instead, each property has a matching header with the property name used as the header suffix. That header then provides the path suffix of where that binary data is stored on disk on the file system.

Example headers

$.diagnostics.originating.hostid = 5fc2d3fe172c2602b7e1b665f355aa9d
NServiceBus.ContentType = text/xml
NServiceBus.ConversationId = 3f7c592c-a4d2-4ad6-b1a3-ae45015f37de
NServiceBus.CorrelationId = 4d98349a-4c82-44d9-8130-ae45015f37de
NServiceBus.DataBus.Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToSend.LargeProperty1 = 2022-02-23_21\686b5074-2138-4a69-aca2-831cc733fe61
NServiceBus.DataBus.Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToSend.LargeProperty2 = 2022-02-23_21\b89492db-e1ce-45a4-abca-5308863e1535
NServiceBus.EnclosedMessageTypes = Core9.Headers.Writers.MyNamespace.MessageToSend, MyAssembly, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
NServiceBus.MessageId = 4d98349a-4c82-44d9-8130-ae45015f37de
NServiceBus.MessageIntent = Send
NServiceBus.OriginatingEndpoint = HeaderWriterDataBusConventionV8
NServiceBus.OriginatingMachine = MACHINENAME
NServiceBus.ReplyToAddress = HeaderWriterDataBusConventionV8
NServiceBus.TimeSent = 2022-02-23 21:18:44:822640 Z
NServiceBus.Version = 8.0.0

Example body

<?xml version="1.0"?><MessageToSend xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://tempuri.net/Core9.Headers.Writers"></MessageToSend>

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