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# AMQP credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

* [AMQP Sender](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.amqp.md)
* [AMQP Trigger](/integrations/builtin/trigger-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.amqptrigger.md)

## Prerequisites <a href="#prerequisites" id="prerequisites"></a>

Install an AMQP 1.0-compatible message broker like [ActiveMQ](https://activemq.apache.org/). Refer to [AMQP Products](https://www.amqp.org/about/examples) for a list of options.

## Supported authentication methods <a href="#supported-authentication-methods" id="supported-authentication-methods"></a>

* AMQP connection

## Related resources <a href="#related-resources" id="related-resources"></a>

Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP) is an open standard application layer protocol for message-oriented middleware. The defining features of AMQP are message orientation, queuing, routing, reliability and security. Refer to the [OASIS AMQP Version 1.0 Standard](https://docs.oasis-open.org/amqp/core/v1.0/amqp-core-overview-v1.0.html) for more information.

Refer to your provider's documentation for more information about the service. Refer to [ActiveMQ's API documentation](https://activemq.apache.org/components/classic/documentation/rest) as one example.

## Using AMQP connection <a href="#using-amqp-connection" id="using-amqp-connection"></a>

To configure this credential, you'll need:

* A **Hostname**: Enter the hostname of your AMQP message broker.
* A **Port**: Enter the port number the connection should use.
* A **User**: Enter the name of the user to establish the connection as.
  * For example, the default username in ActiveMQ is `admin`.
* A **Password**: Enter the user's password.
  * For example, the default password in ActiveMQ is `admin`.
* *Optional:* **Transport Type**: Enter either `tcp` or `tls`.

Refer to your provider's documentation for more detailed instructions.


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