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# AMQP Trigger

[AMQP](https://www.amqp.org/) is an open standard application layer protocol for message-oriented middleware. The defining features of AMQP are message orientation, queuing, routing, reliability and security. This node supports AMQP 1.0 compatible message brokers.

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**Credentials**

You can find authentication information for this node [here](/integrations/builtin/credentials/amqp.md).
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**Examples and templates**

For usage examples and templates to help you get started, refer to n8n's [AMQP integrations](https://n8n.io/integrations/amqp-trigger/) page.
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