# Rabbitmq output plugin, how to set message headers?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rabbitmq-output-plugin-how-to-set-message-headers/67811>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 1, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rabbitmq-output-plugin-how-to-set-message-headers/67811 "2016-12-01T21:20:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![TonyEnnis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tonyennis/32/13121_2.png) [@TonyEnnis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TonyEnnis)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rabbitmq-output-plugin-how-to-set-message-headers/67811/1 "2016-12-01T21:20:37Z")

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Just what the subject says. I need to be set a value in an outbound rabbitmq message's header. There is evidence that this has been implemented, but I see nothing in the documentation.

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 7:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rabbitmq-output-plugin-how-to-set-message-headers/67811/2 "2016-12-02T07:05:10Z")

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No, I'm afraid it hasn't been implemented. You can track the issue below.

> <https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-rabbitmq/issues/6>

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2016, 7:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rabbitmq-output-plugin-how-to-set-message-headers/67811/3 "2016-12-30T07:05:17Z")

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