---
title: RabbitMQ shovel metricset
description: This is the shovel metricset of the module rabbitmq. This is a default metricset. If the host module is unconfigured, this metricset is enabled by default...
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-rabbitmq-shovel
products:
  - Beats
  - Metricbeat
applies_to:
  - Elastic Stack: Beta
---

# RabbitMQ shovel metricset
<warning>
  This functionality is in beta and is subject to change. The design and code is less mature than official GA features and is being provided as-is with no warranties. Beta features are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features.
</warning>

This is the shovel metricset of the module rabbitmq.
This is a default metricset. If the host module is unconfigured, this metricset is enabled by default.

## Fields

For a description of each field in the metricset, see the [exported fields](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/exported-fields-rabbitmq) section.
Here is an example document generated by this metricset:
```json
{
    "@timestamp": "2017-10-12T08:05:34.853Z",
    "event": {
        "dataset": "rabbitmq.shovel",
        "duration": 115000,
        "module": "rabbitmq"
    },
    "metricset": {
        "name": "shovel",
        "period": 10000
    },
    "rabbitmq": {
        "node": {
            "name": "rabbit@localhost"
        },
        "shovel": {
            "name": "testshovel",
            "state": "running",
            "type": "dynamic"
        },
        "vhost": "/"
    },
    "service": {
        "address": "127.0.0.1:60847",
        "type": "rabbitmq"
    }
}
```