The following table lists the metrics that are gathered as output from RabbitMQ checks. Entries indicated as Featured metrics are high-visibility metrics that are displayed in the Operator Workspace Metric tab after an alert is generated. These metrics provide the operator with additional information to help them further explore the specified issue.

Table 1. metrics-rabbitmq-overview metrics
Metric typeResource (name of specific database, where relevant)UnitsMetric type description
rabbitmq.queue_totals.messages.count count Provides metrics on the total number of messages (ready plus unacknowledged).
rabbitmq.queue_totals.messages.rate (featured metric) rate / sec Provides metrics on the total number of messages (ready plus unacknowledged)
rabbitmq.queue_totals.messages_ready.count count Provides metrics on the number of messages ready for delivery.
rabbitmq.queue_totals.messages_ready.rate rate / sec Provides metrics on the number of messages ready for delivery.
rabbitmq.queue_totals.messages_unacknowledged.count count Provides metrics on the number of unacknowledged messages.
rabbitmq.queue_totals.messages_unacknowledged.rate rate / sec Provides metrics on the number of unacknowledged messages.
rabbitmq.message_stats.deliver_get.count count Provides metrics on messages recently delivered to consumers.
rabbitmq.message_stats.deliver_get.rate (featured metric) rate / sec Provides metrics on messages recently delivered to consumers.
rabbitmq.message_stats.deliver_no_ack.count count Provides metrics on unacknowledged messages recently delivered to consumers.
rabbitmq.message_stats.deliver_no_ack.rate rate / sec Provides metrics on unacknowledged messages recently delivered to consumers.
rabbitmq.message_stats.publish.count count Provides metrics on recently published messages.
rabbitmq.message_stats.publish.rate rate / sec Provides metrics on the recently published messages.
rabbitmq.object_totals.channels.count count Provides metrics on the total number of channels.
rabbitmq.object_totals.connections.count (featured metric) count Provides metrics on the total number of connections.
rabbitmq.object_totals.consumers.count (featured metric) count Provides metrics on the total number of consumers.
rabbitmq.object_totals.exchanges.count count Provides metrics on the total number of exchanges.
rabbitmq.object_totals.queues.count (featured metric) count Provides metrics on the total number of queues.
Table 2. metrics-rabbitmq-queue metrics
rabbitmq.queue.{{QueueName}}.avg_egress_rate (featured metric) Queue Name count Provides queue specific metrics on the rate at which unacknowledged message records enter RAM for the given queue.
rabbitmq.queue.{{QueueName}}.consumers Queue Name count Provides queue specific metrics on the total consumers for the given queue.
rabbitmq.queue.{{QueueName}}.messages Queue Name count Provides queue specific metrics on the total messages in the given queue.
rabbitmq.queue.{{QueueName}}.drain_time Queue Name count Provides queue specific metrics on the message drain time for the given queue.