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# RabbitMQ destinations

For more information on destinations, see the [Destinations](/destinations) page.

When new data is read from a SaaS instance via a [Read Action](/read-actions) or [Subscribe Action](/subscribe-actions), Ampersand publishes the payload as messages to your RabbitMQ instance.

## Prerequisites

Before setting up a RabbitMQ destination, ensure that you have:

* A RabbitMQ instance reachable from the internet
* An exchange that already exists on that instance
* A username and password with permission to publish to that exchange

## Data format

Ampersand publishes each read or subscribe message to your RabbitMQ exchange as JSON. The full payload schema is defined in [webhook.yaml](https://github.com/amp-labs/openapi/blob/main/webhook/webhook.yaml).

## Create a RabbitMQ destination

Go to the [Destinations page](https://dashboard.withampersand.com/projects/_/destinations) in the Ampersand Dashboard and create a new RabbitMQ destination.

You'll need to provide:

| Field                | Type    | Required | Example                     | Description                                                                                                                   |
| -------------------- | ------- | -------- | --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Destination name** | string  | Yes      | `ampersandRabbitMQ`         | Alias to reference in your `amp.yaml` file                                                                                    |
| **Server URL**       | string  | Yes      | `rabbitmq.example.com:5672` | Host and port of your RabbitMQ instance                                                                                       |
| **Exchange**         | string  | Yes      | `ampersand-events`          | Name of an exchange that already exists                                                                                       |
| **TLS**              | boolean | No       | `false`                     | Whether to connect over TLS. Defaults to false (plain AMQP); set to true for managed brokers that require TLS, e.g. CloudAMQP |
| **Username**         | string  | Yes      | `ampersand`                 | Username with permission to publish                                                                                           |
| **Password**         | string  | Yes      |                             | Password for the username                                                                                                     |

## Refer to the destination in your integration

After creating your RabbitMQ destination, reference it in your `amp.yaml` file:

```yaml theme={null}
specVersion: 1.0.0
integrations:
  - name: salesforceToRabbitMQ
    displayName: Salesforce to RabbitMQ
    provider: salesforce
    read:
      objects:
        - objectName: account
          destination: ampersandRabbitMQ
        - objectName: contact
          destination: ampersandRabbitMQ
```