Monitoring
Monitoring NATS
To monitor the NATS messaging system, nats-server
provides a lightweight HTTP server on a dedicated monitoring port. The monitoring server provides several endpoints, providing statistics and other information about the following:
- General Server Information
- Connections
- Routing
- Leaf Nodes
- Subscription Routing
- Account Information
- JetStream Information
All endpoints return a JSON object.
The NATS monitoring endpoints support JSONP and CORS, making it easy to create single page monitoring web applications. Part of the NATS ecosystem is a tool called nats-top that visualizes data from these endpoints on the command line.
See
Warning:
nats-server
does not have authentication/authorization for the monitoring endpoint. When you plan to open yournats-server
to the internet make sure to not expose the monitoring port as well. By default monitoring binds to every interface0.0.0.0
so consider setting monitoring tolocalhost
or have appropriate firewall rules.In other words don’t do what
http://demo.nats.io:8222/
does! It is done on purpose to simplify the examples below.
Enabling monitoring from the command line
To enable the monitoring server, start the NATS server with the monitoring flag -m
and the monitoring port, or turn it on in the configuration file.
-m, --http_port PORT HTTP PORT for monitoring
-ms,--https_port PORT Use HTTPS PORT for monitoring
Example:
nats-server -m 8222
Output
[4528] 2019/06/01 20:09:58.572939 [INF] Starting nats-server version 2.0.0
[4528] 2019/06/01 20:09:58.573007 [INF] Starting http monitor on port 8222
[4528] 2019/06/01 20:09:58.573071 [INF] Listening for client connections on 0.0.0.0:4222
[4528] 2019/06/01 20:09:58.573090 [INF] nats-server is ready</td>
To test, run nats-server -m 8222
, then go to http://localhost:8222/
Enable monitoring from the configuration file
You can also enable monitoring using the configuration file as follows:
http_port: 8222
Binding to localhost
as well:
http: localhost:8222
For example, to monitor this server locally, the endpoint would be http://localhost:8222/varz. It reports various general statistics.
Monitoring Endpoints
The following sections describe each supported monitoring endpoint: varz
, connz
, routez
, subsz
, gatewayz
, leafz
, accountz
, and jsz
. There are not any required arguments, however use of arguments can let you tailor monitoring to your environment and tooling.
General Information
The /varz
endpoint returns general information about the server state and configuration.
Endpoint: http://server:port/varz
Result | Return Code |
---|---|
Success | 200 (OK) |
Error | 400 (Bad Request) |
Arguments
N/A
Example
Response
{
"server_id": "NACDVKFBUW4C4XA24OOT6L4MDP56MW76J5RJDFXG7HLABSB46DCMWCOW",
"version": "2.0.0",
"proto": 1,
"go": "go1.12",
"host": "0.0.0.0",
"port": 4222,
"max_connections": 65536,
"ping_interval": 120000000000,
"ping_max": 2,
"http_host": "0.0.0.0",
"http_port": 8222,
"https_port": 0,
"auth_timeout": 1,
"max_control_line": 4096,
"max_payload": 1048576,
"max_pending": 67108864,
"cluster": {},
"gateway": {},
"leaf": {},
"tls_timeout": 0.5,
"write_deadline": 2000000000,
"start": "2019-06-24T14:24:43.928582-07:00",
"now": "2019-06-24T14:24:46.894852-07:00",
"uptime": "2s",
"mem": 9617408,
"cores": 4,
"gomaxprocs": 4,
"cpu": 0,
"connections": 0,
"total_connections": 0,
"routes": 0,
"remotes": 0,
"leafnodes": 0,
"in_msgs": 0,
"out_msgs": 0,
"in_bytes": 0,
"out_bytes": 0,
"slow_consumers": 0,
"subscriptions": 0,
"http_req_stats": {
"/": 0,
"/connz": 0,
"/gatewayz": 0,
"/routez": 0,
"/subsz": 0,
"/varz": 1
},
"config_load_time": "2019-06-24T14:24:43.928582-07:00"
}
Connection Information
The /connz
endpoint reports more detailed information on current and recently closed connections. It uses a paging mechanism which defaults to 1024 connections.
Endpoint: http://server:port/connz
Result | Return Code |
---|---|
Success | 200 (OK) |
Error | 400 (Bad Request) |
Arguments
Argument | Values | Description |
---|---|---|
sort | (see sort options) | Sorts the results. Default is connection ID. |
auth | true, 1, false, 0 | Include username. Default is false. |
subs | true, 1, false, 0 or detail |
Include subscriptions. Default is false. When set to detail a list with more detailed subscription information will be returned. |
offset | number > 0 | Pagination offset. Default is 0. |
limit | number > 0 | Number of results to return. Default is 1024. |
cid | number, valid id | Return a connection by it’s id |
state | open, *closed, any | Return connections of particular state. Default is open. |
mqtt_client | string | Filter the connection with this MQTT client ID. |
The server will default to holding the last 10,000 closed connections.
Sort Options
Option | Sort by |
---|---|
cid | Connection ID |
start | Connection start time, same as CID |
subs | Number of subscriptions |
pending | Amount of data in bytes waiting to be sent to client |
msgs_to | Number of messages sent |
msgs_from | Number of messages received |
bytes_to | Number of bytes sent |
bytes_from | Number of bytes received |
last | Last activity |
idle | Amount of inactivity |
uptime | Lifetime of the connection |
stop | Stop time for a closed connection |
reason | Reason for a closed connection |
Examples
Get up to 1024 connections: http://demo.nats.io:8222/connz
Control limit and offset: http://demo.nats.io:8222/connz?limit=16&offset=128.
Get closed connection information: http://demo.nats.io:8222/connz?state=closed.
You can also report detailed subscription information on a per connection basis using subs=1. For example: http://demo.nats.io:8222/connz?limit=1&offset=1&subs=1.
Response
{
"server_id": "NACDVKFBUW4C4XA24OOT6L4MDP56MW76J5RJDFXG7HLABSB46DCMWCOW",
"now": "2019-06-24T14:28:16.520365-07:00",
"num_connections": 2,
"total": 2,
"offset": 0,
"limit": 1024,
"connections": [
{
"cid": 5,
"kind": "Client",
"type": "nats",
"ip": "127.0.0.1",
"port": 62714,
"start": "2021-09-09T23:16:43.040862Z",
"last_activity": "2021-09-09T23:16:43.042364Z",
"rtt": "95µs",
"uptime": "5s",
"idle": "5s",
"pending_bytes": 0,
"in_msgs": 0,
"out_msgs": 0,
"in_bytes": 0,
"out_bytes": 0,
"subscriptions": 1,
"name": "NATS Benchmark",
"lang": "go",
"version": "1.12.1"
},
{
"cid": 6,
"kind": "Client",
"type": "nats",
"ip": "127.0.0.1",
"port": 62715,
"start": "2021-09-09T23:16:43.042557Z",
"last_activity": "2021-09-09T23:16:43.042811Z",
"rtt": "100µs",
"uptime": "5s",
"idle": "5s",
"pending_bytes": 0,
"in_msgs": 0,
"out_msgs": 0,
"in_bytes": 0,
"out_bytes": 0,
"subscriptions": 1,
"name": "NATS Benchmark",
"lang": "go",
"version": "1.12.1"
},
{
"cid": 7,
"kind": "Client",
"type": "mqtt",
"ip": "::1",
"port": 62718,
"start": "2021-09-09T23:16:45.391459Z",
"last_activity": "2021-09-09T23:16:45.395869Z",
"rtt": "0s",
"uptime": "2s",
"idle": "2s",
"pending_bytes": 0,
"in_msgs": 0,
"out_msgs": 0,
"in_bytes": 0,
"out_bytes": 0,
"subscriptions": 2,
"mqtt_client": "mqtt_sub"
}
]
}
Route Information
The /routez
endpoint reports information on active routes for a cluster. Routes are expected to be low, so there is no paging mechanism with this endpoint.
Endpoint: http://server:port/routez
Result | Return Code |
---|---|
Success | 200 (OK) |
Error | 400 (Bad Request) |
Arguments
Argument | Values | Description |
---|---|---|
subs | true, 1, false, 0 or detail |
Include subscriptions. Default is false. When set to detail a list with more detailed subscription information will be returned. |
As noted above, the routez
endpoint does support the subs
argument from the /connz
endpoint. For example: http://demo.nats.io:8222/routez?subs=1
Example
- Get route information: http://demo.nats.io:8222/routez?subs=1
Response
{
"server_id": "NACDVKFBUW4C4XA24OOT6L4MDP56MW76J5RJDFXG7HLABSB46DCMWCOW",
"now": "2019-06-24T14:29:16.046656-07:00",
"num_routes": 1,
"routes": [
{
"rid": 1,
"remote_id": "de475c0041418afc799bccf0fdd61b47",
"did_solicit": true,
"ip": "127.0.0.1",
"port": 61791,
"pending_size": 0,
"in_msgs": 0,
"out_msgs": 0,
"in_bytes": 0,
"out_bytes": 0,
"subscriptions": 0
}
]
}
Gateway Information
The /gatewayz
endpoint reports information about gateways used to create a NATS supercluster. Like routes, the number of gateways are expected to be low, so there is no paging mechanism with this endpoint.
Endpoint: http://server:port/gatewayz
Result | Return Code |
---|---|
Success | 200 (OK) |
Error | 400 (Bad Request) |
Arguments
Argument | Values | Description |
---|---|---|
accs | true, 1, false, 0 | Include account information. Default is false. |
gw_name | string | Return only remote gateways with this name. |
acc_name | string | Limit the list of accounts to this account name. |
Examples
- Retrieve Gateway Information: http://demo.nats.io:8222/gatewayz
Response
{
"server_id": "NANVBOU62MDUWTXWRQ5KH3PSMYNCHCEUHQV3TW3YH7WZLS7FMJE6END6",
"now": "2019-07-24T18:02:55.597398-06:00",
"name": "region1",
"host": "2601:283:4601:1350:1895:efda:2010:95a1",
"port": 4501,
"outbound_gateways": {
"region2": {
"configured": true,
"connection": {
"cid": 7,
"ip": "127.0.0.1",
"port": 5500,
"start": "2019-07-24T18:02:48.765621-06:00",
"last_activity": "2019-07-24T18:02:48.765621-06:00",
"uptime": "6s",
"idle": "6s",
"pending_bytes": 0,
"in_msgs": 0,
"out_msgs": 0,
"in_bytes": 0,
"out_bytes": 0,
"subscriptions": 0,
"name": "NCXBIYWT7MV7OAQTCR4QTKBN3X3HDFGSFWTURTCQ22ZZB6NKKJPO7MN4"
}
},
"region3": {
"configured": true,
"connection": {
"cid": 5,
"ip": "::1",
"port": 6500,
"start": "2019-07-24T18:02:48.764685-06:00",
"last_activity": "2019-07-24T18:02:48.764685-06:00",
"uptime": "6s",
"idle": "6s",
"pending_bytes": 0,
"in_msgs": 0,
"out_msgs": 0,
"in_bytes": 0,
"out_bytes": 0,
"subscriptions": 0,
"name": "NCVS7Q65WX3FGIL2YQRLI77CE6MQRWO2Y453HYVLNMBMTVLOKMPW7R6K"
}
}
},
"inbound_gateways": {
"region2": [
{
"configured": false,
"connection": {
"cid": 9,
"ip": "::1",
"port": 52029,
"start": "2019-07-24T18:02:48.76677-06:00",
"last_activity": "2019-07-24T18:02:48.767096-06:00",
"uptime": "6s",
"idle": "6s",
"pending_bytes": 0,
"in_msgs": 0,
"out_msgs": 0,
"in_bytes": 0,
"out_bytes": 0,
"subscriptions": 0,
"name": "NCXBIYWT7MV7OAQTCR4QTKBN3X3HDFGSFWTURTCQ22ZZB6NKKJPO7MN4"
}
}
],
"region3": [
{
"configured": false,
"connection": {
"cid": 4,
"ip": "::1",
"port": 52025,
"start": "2019-07-24T18:02:48.764577-06:00",
"last_activity": "2019-07-24T18:02:48.764994-06:00",
"uptime": "6s",
"idle": "6s",
"pending_bytes": 0,
"in_msgs": 0,
"out_msgs": 0,
"in_bytes": 0,
"out_bytes": 0,
"subscriptions": 0,
"name": "NCVS7Q65WX3FGIL2YQRLI77CE6MQRWO2Y453HYVLNMBMTVLOKMPW7R6K"
}
},
{
"configured": false,
"connection": {
"cid": 8,
"ip": "127.0.0.1",
"port": 52026,
"start": "2019-07-24T18:02:48.766173-06:00",
"last_activity": "2019-07-24T18:02:48.766999-06:00",
"uptime": "6s",
"idle": "6s",
"pending_bytes": 0,
"in_msgs": 0,
"out_msgs": 0,
"in_bytes": 0,
"out_bytes": 0,
"subscriptions": 0,
"name": "NCKCYK5LE3VVGOJQ66F65KA27UFPCLBPX4N4YOPOXO3KHGMW24USPCKN"
}
}
]
}
}
Leaf Node Information
The /leafz
endpoint reports detailed information about the leaf node connections.
Endpoint: http://server:port/leafz
Result | Return Code |
---|---|
Success | 200 (OK) |
Error | 400 (Bad Request) |
Arguments
Argument | Values | Description |
---|---|---|
subs | true, 1, false, 0 | Include internal subscriptions. Default is false. |
As noted above, the leafz
endpoint does support the subs
argument from the /connz
endpoint. For example: http://demo.nats.io:8222/leafz?subs=1
Example
- Get leaf nodes information: http://demo.nats.io:8222/leafz?subs=1
Response
{
"server_id": "NC2FJCRMPBE5RI5OSRN7TKUCWQONCKNXHKJXCJIDVSAZ6727M7MQFVT3",
"now": "2019-08-27T09:07:05.841132-06:00",
"leafnodes": 1,
"leafs": [
{
"account": "$G",
"ip": "127.0.0.1",
"port": 6223,
"rtt": "200µs",
"in_msgs": 0,
"out_msgs": 10000,
"in_bytes": 0,
"out_bytes": 1280000,
"subscriptions": 1,
"subscriptions_list": [
"foo"
]
}
]
}
Subscription Routing Information
The /subsz
endpoint reports detailed information about the current subscriptions and the routing data structure. It is not normally used.
Endpoint: http://server:port/subsz
Result | Return Code |
---|---|
Success | 200 (OK) |
Error | 400 (Bad Request) |
Arguments
Argument | Values | Description |
---|---|---|
subs | true, 1, false, 0 | Include subscriptions. Default is false. |
offset | integer > 0 | Pagination offset. Default is 0. |
limit | integer > 0 | Number of results to return. Default is 1024. |
test | subject | Test whether a subsciption exists. |
Example
- Get subscription routing information: http://demo.nats.io:8222/subsz
Response
{
"num_subscriptions": 2,
"num_cache": 0,
"num_inserts": 2,
"num_removes": 0,
"num_matches": 0,
"cache_hit_rate": 0,
"max_fanout": 0,
"avg_fanout": 0
}
Account Information
The /accountz
endpoint reports information on a server’s active accounts. The default behavior is to return a list of all accounts known to the server.
Endpoint: http://server:port/accountz
Result | Return Code |
---|---|
Success | 200 (OK) |
Error | 400 (Bad Request) |
Argument | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
acc | account name | Include metrics for the specified account. Default is empty. When not set, a list of all accounts is included. |
Example
- Get list of all accounts: http://demo.nats.io:8222/accountz
- Get details for specific account
$G
: http://demo.nats.io:8222/accountz?acc=$G
Response
Default behavior:
{
"server_id": "NAB2EEQ3DLS2BHU4K2YMXMPIOOOAOFOAQAC5NQRIEUI4BHZKFBI4ZU4A",
"now": "2021-02-08T17:31:29.551146-05:00",
"system_account": "AAAXAUVSGK7TCRHFIRAS4SYXVJ76EWDMNXZM6ARFGXP7BASNDGLKU7A5",
"accounts": [
"AAAXAUVSGK7TCRHFIRAS4SYXVJ76EWDMNXZM6ARFGXP7BASNDGLKU7A5",
"$G"
]
}
Retrieve specific account:
{
"server_id": "NAB2EEQ3DLS2BHU4K2YMXMPIOOOAOFOAQAC5NQRIEUI4BHZKFBI4ZU4A",
"now": "2021-02-08T17:37:55.80856-05:00",
"system_account": "AAAXAUVSGK7TCRHFIRAS4SYXVJ76EWDMNXZM6ARFGXP7BASNDGLKU7A5",
"account_detail": {
"account_name": "AAAXAUVSGK7TCRHFIRAS4SYXVJ76EWDMNXZM6ARFGXP7BASNDGLKU7A5",
"update_time": "2021-02-08T17:31:22.390334-05:00",
"is_system": true,
"expired": false,
"complete": true,
"jetstream_enabled": false,
"leafnode_connections": 0,
"client_connections": 0,
"subscriptions": 42,
"exports": [
{
"subject": "$SYS.DEBUG.SUBSCRIBERS",
"type": "service",
"response_type": "Singleton"
}
],
"jwt": "eyJ0eXAiOiJqd3QiLCJhbGciOiJlZDI1NTE5In0.eyJqdGkiOiJVVlU2VEpXRU8zS0hYWTZVMkgzM0RCVklET1A3U05DTkJPMlM0M1dPNUM2T1RTTDNVSUxBIiwiaWF0IjoxNjAzNDczNzg4LCJpc3MiOiJPQlU1TzVGSjMyNFVEUFJCSVZSR0Y3Q05FT0hHTFBTN0VZUEJUVlFaS1NCSElJWklCNkhENjZKRiIsIm5hbWUiOiJTWVMiLCJzdWIiOiJBQUFYQVVWU0dLN1RDUkhGSVJBUzRTWVhWSjc2RVdETU5YWk02QVJGR1hQN0JBU05ER0xLVTdBNSIsInR5cGUiOiJhY2NvdW50IiwibmF0cyI6eyJsaW1pdHMiOnsic3VicyI6LTEsImNvbm4iOi0xLCJsZWFmIjotMSwiaW1wb3J0cyI6LTEsImV4cG9ydHMiOi0xLCJkYXRhIjotMSwicGF5bG9hZCI6LTEsIndpbGRjYXJkcyI6dHJ1ZX19fQ.CeGo16i5oD0b1uBJ8UdGmLH-l9dL8yNqXHggkAt2T5c88fM7k4G08wLguMAnlvzrdlYvdZvOx_5tHLuDZmGgCg",
"issuer_key": "OBU5O5FJ324UDPRBIVRGF7CNEOHGLPS7EYPBTVQZKSBHIIZIB6HD66JF",
"name_tag": "SYS",
"decoded_jwt": {
"jti": "UVU6TJWEO3KHXY6U2H33DBVIDOP7SNCNBO2S43WO5C6OTSL3UILA",
"iat": 1603473788,
"iss": "OBU5O5FJ324UDPRBIVRGF7CNEOHGLPS7EYPBTVQZKSBHIIZIB6HD66JF",
"name": "SYS",
"sub": "AAAXAUVSGK7TCRHFIRAS4SYXVJ76EWDMNXZM6ARFGXP7BASNDGLKU7A5",
"nats": {
"limits": {
"subs": -1,
"data": -1,
"payload": -1,
"imports": -1,
"exports": -1,
"wildcards": true,
"conn": -1,
"leaf": -1
},
"default_permissions": {
"pub": {},
"sub": {}
},
"type": "account",
"version": 1
}
},
"sublist_stats": {
"num_subscriptions": 42,
"num_cache": 6,
"num_inserts": 42,
"num_removes": 0,
"num_matches": 6,
"cache_hit_rate": 0,
"max_fanout": 1,
"avg_fanout": 0.8333333333333334
}
}
}
JetStream Information
The /jsz
endpoint reports more detailed information on JetStream. For accounts, it uses a paging mechanism that defaults to 1024 connections.
Endpoint: http://server:port/jsz
Result | Return Code |
---|---|
Success | 200 (OK) |
Error | 400 (Bad Request) |
Arguments
Argument | Values | Description |
---|---|---|
acc | account name | Include metrics for the specified account. Default is unset. |
accounts | true, 1, false, 0 | Include account specific JetStream information. Default is false. |
streams | true, 1, false, 0 | Include streams. When set, implies accounts=true . Default is false. |
consumers | true, 1, false, 0 | Include consumer. When set, implies streams=true . Default is false. |
config | true, 1, false, 0 | When stream or consumer are requested, include their respective configuration. Default is false. |
leader-only | true, 1, false, 0 | Only the leader responds. Default is false. |
offset | number > 0 | Pagination offset. Default is 0. |
limit | number > 0 | Number of results to return. Default is 1024. |
Examples
Get basic JetStream information: http://demo.nats.io:8222/jsz
Request accounts and control limit and offset: http://demo.nats.io:8222/jsz?accounts=true&limit=16&offset=128.
You can also report detailed consumer information on a per connection basis using consumer=true. For example: http://demo.nats.io:8222/jsz?consumers=true.
Response
{
"server_id": "NCVIDODSZ45C5OD67ZD7EJUIJPQDP6CM74SJX6TJIF2G7NLYS5LCVYHS",
"now": "2021-02-08T19:08:30.555533-05:00",
"config": {
"max_memory": 10485760,
"max_storage": 10485760,
"store_dir": "/var/folders/9h/6g_c9l6n6bb8gp331d_9y0_w0000gn/T/srv_7500251552558"
},
"memory": 0,
"storage": 66,
"api": {
"total": 5,
"errors": 0
},
"total_streams": 1,
"total_consumers": 1,
"total_messages": 1,
"total_message_bytes": 33,
"meta_cluster": {
"name": "cluster_name",
"replicas": [
{
"name": "server_5500",
"current": false,
"active": 2932926000
}
]
},
"account_details": [
{
"name": "BCC_TO_HAVE_ONE_EXTRA",
"id": "BCC_TO_HAVE_ONE_EXTRA",
"memory": 0,
"storage": 0,
"api": {
"total": 0,
"errors": 0
}
},
{
"name": "ACC",
"id": "ACC",
"memory": 0,
"storage": 66,
"api": {
"total": 5,
"errors": 0
},
"stream_detail": [
{
"name": "my-stream-replicated",
"cluster": {
"name": "cluster_name",
"replicas": [
{
"name": "server_5500",
"current": false,
"active": 2931517000
}
]
},
"state": {
"messages": 1,
"bytes": 33,
"first_seq": 1,
"first_ts": "2021-02-09T00:08:27.623735Z",
"last_seq": 1,
"last_ts": "2021-02-09T00:08:27.623735Z",
"consumer_count": 1
},
"consumer_detail": [
{
"stream_name": "my-stream-replicated",
"name": "my-consumer-replicated",
"created": "2021-02-09T00:08:27.427631Z",
"delivered": {
"consumer_seq": 0,
"stream_seq": 0
},
"ack_floor": {
"consumer_seq": 0,
"stream_seq": 0
},
"num_ack_pending": 0,
"num_redelivered": 0,
"num_waiting": 0,
"num_pending": 1,
"cluster": {
"name": "cluster_name",
"replicas": [
{
"name": "server_5500",
"current": false,
"active": 2933232000
}
]
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
Creating Monitoring Applications
NATS monitoring endpoints support JSONP and CORS. You can easily create single page web applications for monitoring. To do this you simply pass the callback
query parameter to any endpoint.
For example:
http://demo.nats.io:8222/connz?callback=cb
Here is a JQuery example implementation:
$.getJSON('http://demo.nats.io:8222/connz?callback=?', function(data) {
console.log(data);
});
Monitoring Tools
In addition to writing custom monitoring tools, you can monitor nats-server in Prometheus. The Prometheus NATS Exporter allows you to configure the metrics you want to observe and store in Prometheus. There’s a sample Grafana dashboard that you can use to visualize the server metrics.