Search ActiveMQ Topic Events (API) – meshIQ

This article shows how to search for ActiveMQ topic events using the REST API.

Search ActiveMQ Topic Events

GET /activemq/topics/{nodeName}/{managerName}/{brokerName}/{topicName}/events

Search for events related to a specific ActiveMQ topic.

Example Request

curl -X 'GET' \
  'http://<hostname>:8019/rest/v1/activemq/topics/CMACTIVEMQ/Activemq-server/DemoBroker/ActiveMQ.Advisory.Connection/events' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic QWRtaW46YWRtaW4='

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`eventType`	string	Filter by event type (e.g., All, Manager, Alter, QMgr, Channel, Performance, Config, Command, Schedule, Bridge and Logger).
`timestamp`	int64	Event timestamp (used to validate if event has expired).
`limit`	int32	Maximum number of events to return.
`attributes`	string	Comma-separated list of attributes or attribute sections to retrieve.
`validateAccessForUser`	string	Validate endpoint access for user.

Response Codes

200 OK – Returns matching ActiveMQ topic event objects.
* – Error response.

Example Response

200 OK: Returns ActiveMQ topic event objects

[
  {
    "wgsName": "MQM",
    "type": "Alter",
    "eventNo": 101,
    "uri": "topic://DemoBroker/ActiveMQ.Advisory.Connection",
    "general": {
      "eventTimeStamp": "2025-09-26T13:09:17.000Z",
      "nodeName": "CMACTIVEMQ",
      "qmgrName": "Activemq-server"
    },
    "diagnostic": {
      "eventIdentifier": 5001,
      "userId": "admin",
      "eventTime": 1695732557,
      "objectType": "Topic",
      "objectName": "ActiveMQ.Advisory.Connection"
    },
    "extended": {
      "eventDescription": "Topic advisory connection created",
      "eventOrigin": "Broker",
      "eventQMgr": "DemoBroker"
    }
  },
  {
    "wgsName": "MQM",
    "type": "Manager",
    "eventNo": 202,
    "uri": "topic://DemoBroker/ActiveMQ.Advisory.Connection",
    "general": {
      "eventTimeStamp": "2025-09-26T13:15:00.000Z",
      "nodeName": "CMACTIVEMQ",
      "qmgrName": "Activemq-server"
    },
    "diagnostic": {
      "eventIdentifier": 5002,
      "userId": "system",
      "eventTime": 1695732900,
      "objectType": "Topic",
      "objectName": "ActiveMQ.Advisory.Connection"
    },
    "extended": {
      "eventDescription": "Topic subscription event",
      "eventOrigin": "System",
      "eventQMgr": "DemoBroker"
    }
  }
]

Reference Articles

Using the REST API using the Navigator demo system

Performing REST API operations using the Swagger UI