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title: ActiveMQ module
description: This module periodically fetches JMX metrics from Apache ActiveMQ. The module has been tested with ActiveMQ 5.13.0 and 5.15.9. Other versions are expected...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-module-activemq
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applies_to:
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  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# ActiveMQ module
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This module periodically fetches JMX metrics from Apache ActiveMQ.

## Compatibility

The module has been tested with ActiveMQ 5.13.0 and 5.15.9. Other versions are expected to work.

## Usage

The ActiveMQ module requires [Jolokia](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-module-jolokia) to fetch JMX metrics. Refer to the link for instructions about how to use Jolokia.

## Example configuration

The ActiveMQ module supports the standard configuration options that are described in [Modules](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/beats/metricbeat/configuration-metricbeat). Here is an example configuration:
```yaml
metricbeat.modules:
- module: activemq
  metricsets: ['broker', 'queue', 'topic']
  period: 10s
  hosts: ['localhost:8161']
  path: '/api/jolokia/?ignoreErrors=true&canonicalNaming=false'
  username: admin
  password: admin
```


## Metricsets

The following metricsets are available:
- [broker](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-activemq-broker)
- [queue](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-activemq-queue)
- [topic](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-activemq-topic)