Create Exchange

This endpoint allows you to create a RabbitMQ exchange for message distribution.

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Endpoint

POST /api/v1/rabbitmq/exchanges

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Request

Headers

Key	Value
Content-Type	application/json

Body

{
  "name": "example_exchange",
  "type": "direct"
}

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
name	string	The name of the RabbitMQ exchange.	Yes
type	string	The type of exchange (e.g., direct, fanout, topic, or headers).	Yes

info

The type of the exchange determines how messages are routed. For example:

• direct: Routes messages with a specific routing key.
• fanout: Broadcasts all messages to all queues.
• topic: Routes messages to queues based on wildcard matching of the routing key.

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Response

Success Response

{
  "status": 200,
  "message": "Exchange created successfully",
  "exchangeDetails": {
    "name": "example_exchange",
    "type": "direct"
  }
}

Field	Type	Description
status	integer	The HTTP status code of the response.
message	string	A message indicating the operation result.
exchangeDetails	object	Details of the created RabbitMQ exchange.
exchangeDetails.name	string	The name of the created exchange.
exchangeDetails.type	string	The type of the created exchange.

Error Response

{
  "status": 400,
  "error": "Invalid request: Exchange name is required"
}

Field	Type	Description
status	integer	The HTTP status code indicating the error.
error	string	A detailed error message explaining the issue.

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Example Usage

cURL Command

curl --request POST   --url http://localhost:5672/api/v1/rabbitmq/exchanges   --header 'Content-Type: application/json'   --data '{
    "name": "example_exchange",
    "type": "direct"
  }'

note

Replace http://localhost:5672 with the base URL of your RabbitMQ server.