MQTT Code Samples by ConnectMQ
Ready-to-run MQTT examples for 12 languages and platforms: connect, subscribe and publish a JSON sensor reading in a few lines of code.
Every example comes in two versions:
public-broker/ — runs right away on the free public broker broker.connectmq.com, no account needed.private-broker/ — the same code on a secure private broker on ConnectMQ: TLS, a username and password per device and per-topic access control.
ConnectMQ is a managed, serverless MQTT broker for IoT devices, apps and digital twins. Start on the Free plan — no credit card. 👉 Create your free broker
Examples
Each folder has its own README with install steps, both code versions and how to run them.
Tutorials: complete projects
Beyond the basic examples, tutorials/ holds the code of 58 step-by-step tutorials from the ConnectMQ blog: MQTT to databases (SQLite, MongoDB, InfluxDB, TimescaleDB), dashboards (Grafana, Streamlit, React, Vue, Angular), mobile and desktop apps, bots, device simulators, TLS, reconnect strategies and more — each ready to run on the free public broker and on your private ConnectMQ broker.
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Quick start: the free public broker
No sign-up, no setup — point any MQTT client at it:
| Protocol | URL |
|---|
| MQTT (TCP) | mqtt://broker.connectmq.com:1883 |
| MQTT over TLS | mqtts://broker.connectmq.com:8883 |
| WebSocket | ws://broker.connectmq.com:8083/mqtt |
| Secure WebSocket | wss://broker.connectmq.com:8084/mqtt |
Supports MQTT 3.1.1 and MQTT 5.
# Terminal 1: subscribe
mosquitto_sub -h broker.connectmq.com -p 1883 -t "your-project/sensors/#" -v
# Terminal 2: publish
mosquitto_pub -h broker.connectmq.com -p 1883 -t "your-project/sensors/temperature" -m '{"temperature":21.5}'
⚠️ The public broker is shared: anyone can subscribe to any topic. Use a unique topic prefix, never send confidential data, and expect no availability guarantee. Learn more
Going to production: your private ConnectMQ broker
When your devices leave the desk, switch to a private broker — only the host, port and credentials change:
- Sign up for free (no credit card).
- Create a broker in the dashboard and copy its host, username and password.
- Open the
private-broker/ file of your language, replace YOUR_BROKER_HOST, YOUR_USERNAME and YOUR_PASSWORD, and run it.
What you get:
- 🔒 TLS on every connection
- 🔑 Per-device credentials
- 🛡️ Topic access control (ACL) — per topic, per client, with
${clientid} / ${username} placeholders
- 📊 Device dashboard — live status, last values and connection history of every device
- ⚡ Serverless & fully managed — scale from one sensor to a fleet without running servers
A look inside ConnectMQ
| Free public broker | Private broker on ConnectMQ |
|---|
| Account | Not needed | Free sign-up, no credit card |
| Host | broker.connectmq.com | Your own broker host |
| Who can read your topics | Anyone | Only your devices |
| Encryption | Optional (TLS on 8883) | TLS on every connection |
| Authentication | None | Username and password per device |
| Topic access control (ACL) | No | Yes, per topic and per client |
| Device & connection dashboard | No | Yes |
| Use it for | Learning, demos, quick tests | Real devices and production |
Contributing
Found a bug or want an example for another language? Open an issue or send a pull request.
License
MIT — use these examples freely in your own projects, commercial or not.
All tutorials
58 complete projects from the ConnectMQ blog, grouped by stack. Each one runs on the free public broker and on your private ConnectMQ broker.
🐍 Python
🗄️ Databases & time series
📈 Grafana, Telegraf & the TIG stack
🌐 JavaScript, TypeScript & web apps
📱 Mobile, desktop & 3D apps
🧱 Backend languages
🔌 Embedded devices
🛠️ Tools, CLI & testing
