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I have a node server that connects to RabbitMQ using rabbot. This is working fine, I can publish messages, consume messages, etc.

Now I was hoping to be able to ask the RabbitMQ server which version it is running specifically.

I was hoping I might be able to publish a message asking for the version and get the answer via a reply queue. Or I could also make the request via HTTP, I have no preference. But strangely enough, I can't find any way of doing this. Hence my question: How can I get the version of a remotely running RabbitMQ server programmatically in Node.js?

Non-duplicate: Verify version of rabbitmq

The above is not a duplicate since it doesn't require the version be found programmatically, nor does it offer any Node.js solutions. Also, most solutions only apply to a local rabbitmq-server, not a remote one.

Shawn
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The RabbitMQ team monitors this mailing list and only sometimes answers questions on StackOverflow.

You can get this information by using the HTTP API:

$ curl -4su guest:guest localhost:15672/api/overview | jq '.rabbitmq_version'
"3.6.14+2.gd704c55"

Note that you will have to enable the rabbitmq_management plugin.

If you're feeling adventurous you can also use the erl command to connect remotely and get the list of running applications and their details. The RabbitMQ version will be the version of the rabbit application. This is basically how the rabbitmqctl script works.

Luke Bakken
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