Why you should archive AWS EventBridge events for your custom event bus?

published 2/6/2023 | 6 min read | #AWS EventBridge#Archive feature#Custom event bus#Data loss mitigation#Event replay#CloudFormation#TypeScript#Code examples#Event listing

AWS EventBridge is a serverless event bus that makes it easy to connect applications together using events. The archiving feature of EventBridge allows you to store and retrieve events, making it possible to replay events in the event of data loss. In this article, we'll show you how to create a custom EventBridge event bus with archiving enabled using CloudFormation and TypeScript. We'll also cover how to list and replay archived events, so you can ensure that your applications remain connected and functioning smoothly.