Service Broker Endpoints

uses Service Broker endpoints for Service Broker communication outside of the SQL

Server instance.

An endpoint is a SQL Server object that represents the capability for SQL Server to

communicate over the network. Each endpoint supports a specific type of communication. For

example, an HTTP endpoint lets SQL Server process specific SOAP requests. A Service Broker

endpoint configures SQL Server to send and receive Service Broker messages over the network.

Service Broker endpoints provide options for transport security and message forwarding. A

Service Broker endpoint listens on a specific TCP port number.

By default, an instance of SQL Server doesn’t contain a Service Broker endpoint. Thus, Service

Broker doesn’t send or receive messages over the network by default. You must create a

Service Broker endpoint to send or receive messages outside the SQL Server instance. For more

information on creating Service Broker endpoints, see

CREATE ENDPOINT. An instance might

contain only one Service Broker endpoint.

CREATE ENDPOINT (Transact-SQL)

Service Broker transport security

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Note

When you create a Service Broker endpoint, SQL Server accepts TCP/IP connections on the

port that’s specified in the endpoint. Service Broker transport security requires

authorization for connections to the port. If the computer on which SQL Server runs has a

firewall enabled, the firewall configuration on the computer must allow both incoming and

outgoing connections for the port that’s specified in the endpoint. For more information

on Service Broker transport security, see.