--- type: "article" title: "AsyncAPI Community Update - February 2026" newsletter: "AsyncAPI Initiative" newsletter_handle: "asyncapi-initiative" newsletter_url: "https://usecommune.com/n/asyncapi-initiative" author: "Thulisile Sibanda (@thulieblack)" published: "2026-02-05T07:00:00.000Z" canonical_url: "https://usecommune.com/n/asyncapi-initiative/a/asyncapi-community-update-february-2026" markdown_url: "https://usecommune.com/n/asyncapi-initiative/a/asyncapi-community-update-february-2026.md" chat_url: "https://usecommune.com/n/asyncapi-initiative/a/asyncapi-community-update-february-2026/chat" source_url: "http://eepurl.com/jyHA5c" body_source: "imported" likes: 0 replies: 0 body_words: 373 --- # AsyncAPI Community Update - February 2026 [![](https://mcusercontent.com/3cdae6aed726d2e7490aec739/images/a402998d-3c23-fb75-796f-76cf09204187.png)](https://www.asyncapi.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=community_updates&utm_id=newsletter) [![](https://mcusercontent.com/3cdae6aed726d2e7490aec739/images/6aa88a50-0646-ecf7-d293-2c7c4d55c4d0.png)](https://www.asyncapi.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=community_updates&utm_id=newsletter) ## AsyncAPI Community Update ## February 2025 Hey, 👋🏿 AsyncAPI community! We’re back for the new year with your monthly community updates! Read [the 2025 Annual Summary](https://www.asyncapi.com/blog/2025-annual-summary?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=community_updates&utm_id=newsletter) to see how we progressed in the past year. ## 📢Announcements! - We’re heading to San Jose for Developer Week in less than 2 weeks. [Free passes are available, and do check out the agenda as well](https://conference.asyncapi.com/venue/California). - The [AsyncAPI spec maintainers now meet monthly](https://github.com/asyncapi/spec/issues/1131) to coordinate specification work and are seeking community input on key proposals: - Late/out-of-sequence events ([Issue #1143](https://github.com/asyncapi/spec/issues/1143)): Adding event delivery latency specifications for streaming frameworks like Apache Flink and Spark. - Multiple security schemes ([Issue #1129](https://github.com/asyncapi/spec/issues/1129)): Enabling AND logic so multiple security mechanisms can be required simultaneously. - Discriminator alignment ([Issue #1073](https://github.com/asyncapi/spec/issues/1073)): Expanding beyond string-only discriminators to align with the OpenAPI Discriminator Object. - We’re expanding our conferences and introducing **AsyncAPI Meetups**. The Conference Coordination WG is busy working on the website page and adding details. Get ready and start sharing the news! - The **AsyncAPI Spec 3.1** is now available! [Read the release notes on what’s new](https://www.asyncapi.com/blog/release-notes-3.1.0?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=community_updates&utm_id=newsletter). ## 🗞️Articles & News ### [AsyncAPI Spec 3.1.0 Release Notes](https://www.asyncapi.com/blog/release-notes-3.1.0?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=community_updates&utm_id=newsletter) The AsyncAPI Spec 3.1 now features new protocol bindings. Read the release note to find out what more and if there are any breaking changes. By [*Lukasz Gornicki*](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukasz-gornicki-a621914) ### [Google Summer of Code 2025 Summary](https://www.asyncapi.com/blog/2025-gsoc-summary) AsyncAPI has become the go-to specification for describing event-driven APIs; however, the specification is only the starting point. Find out how to pair AsyncAPI with next-generation API management. By [*Azeez Elegbede*](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aelegbede) ## 📝Discussions and Notes - [Code of Conduct Nomination - 2026](https://github.com/asyncapi/community/issues/2236) - [Donate Sonar AsyncAPI Core and Rules](https://github.com/orgs/asyncapi/discussions/2235) ## 🎥Previous Community Meetings - [AsyncAPI Community WG Meeting, February 3rd, 2025](https://www.youtube.com/live/Q6oGGfIsI2g?si=PsTWY4jdQB13uZ22) - [AsyncAPI Spec Triage, January 22nd, 2025](https://www.youtube.com/live/pvZcbln80ak?si=DIoTu8mpMHRFRGn5) ## 🤝Upcoming Events - [AsyncAPI Community WG Meeting, 15:00 UTC Tuesday, February 17th, 2026](https://github.com/asyncapi/community/issues/2277) - [AsyncAPI Conference in California, USA, February 19th - 20th, 2026](https://conference.asyncapi.com/venue/California) [Find out more](https://www.asyncapi.com/community/events "Find out more") ### 🤔Suggestions for the following newsletter? **Share your suggestions or requests on the [#16_newsletter](https://asyncapi.slack.com/archives/C05PWURSSP7) on Slack.** Finally, help us spread some love by liking, sharing, and subscribing to our content and socials💜 [![GitHub](https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-github-96.png)](https://github.comasyncapi) [![LinkedIn](https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-linkedin-96.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/company/asyncapi) [![YouTube](https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-youtube-96.png)](https://youtube.com/asyncapi) [![Email](https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-forwardtofriend-96.png)](mailto:info@asyncapi.io) [![Website](https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-link-96.png)](https://www.asyncapi.com/) [![Spotify](https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-spotify-96.png)](https://open.spotify.com/show/73BrcNwJ5ZI9ygR8nfElZi) [![](https://mcusercontent.com/3cdae6aed726d2e7490aec739/images/ff9bc14e-c38f-d7f3-6861-b0d2af80d00c.png)](https://www.asyncapi.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=community_updates&utm_id=newsletter) *Copyright © 2025 AsyncAPI Initiative, All rights reserved.* *** ## Discussion No replies yet.