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Purge Queue

client.queues.purge.start(stringqueueId, PurgeStartParams { account_id, delete_messages_permanently } params, RequestOptionsoptions?): Queue { consumers, consumers_total_count, created_on, 6 more }
POST/accounts/{account_id}/queues/{queue_id}/purge

Deletes all messages from the Queue.

Security
API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
Queues WriteWorkers Scripts Write
ParametersExpand Collapse
queueId: string

A Resource identifier.

maxLength32
params: PurgeStartParams { account_id, delete_messages_permanently }
account_id: string

Path param: A Resource identifier.

maxLength32
delete_messages_permanently?: boolean

Body param: Confimation that all messages will be deleted permanently.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
Queue { consumers, consumers_total_count, created_on, 6 more }
consumers?: Array<Consumer>
One of the following:
MqWorkerConsumerResponse { consumer_id, created_on, dead_letter_queue, 4 more }
consumer_id?: string

A Resource identifier.

maxLength32
created_on?: string
formatdate-time
dead_letter_queue?: string

Name of the dead letter queue, or empty string if not configured

queue_name?: string
script_name?: string

Name of a Worker

settings?: Settings { batch_size, max_concurrency, max_retries, 2 more }
batch_size?: number

The maximum number of messages to include in a batch.

max_concurrency?: number

Maximum number of concurrent consumers that may consume from this Queue. Set to null to automatically opt in to the platform's maximum (recommended).

max_retries?: number

The maximum number of retries

max_wait_time_ms?: number

The number of milliseconds to wait for a batch to fill up before attempting to deliver it

retry_delay?: number

The number of seconds to delay before making the message available for another attempt.

type?: "worker"
MqHTTPConsumerResponse { consumer_id, created_on, dead_letter_queue, 3 more }
consumer_id?: string

A Resource identifier.

maxLength32
created_on?: string
formatdate-time
dead_letter_queue?: string

Name of the dead letter queue, or empty string if not configured

queue_name?: string
settings?: Settings { batch_size, max_retries, retry_delay, visibility_timeout_ms }
batch_size?: number

The maximum number of messages to include in a batch.

max_retries?: number

The maximum number of retries

retry_delay?: number

The number of seconds to delay before making the message available for another attempt.

visibility_timeout_ms?: number

The number of milliseconds that a message is exclusively leased. After the timeout, the message becomes available for another attempt.

type?: "http_pull"
consumers_total_count?: number
created_on?: string
modified_on?: string
producers?: Array<MqWorkerProducer { script, type } | MqR2Producer { bucket_name, type } >
One of the following:
MqWorkerProducer { script, type }
script?: string
type?: "worker"
MqR2Producer { bucket_name, type }
bucket_name?: string
type?: "r2_bucket"
producers_total_count?: number
queue_id?: string
queue_name?: string
settings?: Settings { delivery_delay, delivery_paused, message_retention_period }
delivery_delay?: number

Number of seconds to delay delivery of all messages to consumers.

delivery_paused?: boolean

Indicates if message delivery to consumers is currently paused.

message_retention_period?: number

Number of seconds after which an unconsumed message will be delayed.

Purge Queue

import Cloudflare from 'cloudflare';

const client = new Cloudflare({
  apiToken: process.env['CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const queue = await client.queues.purge.start('023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353', {
  account_id: '023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353',
});

console.log(queue.queue_id);
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 7003,
      "message": "No route for the URI",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    "string"
  ],
  "result": {
    "consumers": [
      {
        "consumer_id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
        "created_on": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
        "dead_letter_queue": "dead_letter_queue",
        "queue_name": "example-queue",
        "script_name": "my-consumer-worker",
        "settings": {
          "batch_size": 50,
          "max_concurrency": 10,
          "max_retries": 3,
          "max_wait_time_ms": 5000,
          "retry_delay": 10
        },
        "type": "worker"
      }
    ],
    "consumers_total_count": 0,
    "created_on": "created_on",
    "modified_on": "modified_on",
    "producers": [
      {
        "script": "script",
        "type": "worker"
      }
    ],
    "producers_total_count": 0,
    "queue_id": "queue_id",
    "queue_name": "example-queue",
    "settings": {
      "delivery_delay": 5,
      "delivery_paused": true,
      "message_retention_period": 345600
    }
  },
  "success": true
}
Returns Examples
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 7003,
      "message": "No route for the URI",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    "string"
  ],
  "result": {
    "consumers": [
      {
        "consumer_id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
        "created_on": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
        "dead_letter_queue": "dead_letter_queue",
        "queue_name": "example-queue",
        "script_name": "my-consumer-worker",
        "settings": {
          "batch_size": 50,
          "max_concurrency": 10,
          "max_retries": 3,
          "max_wait_time_ms": 5000,
          "retry_delay": 10
        },
        "type": "worker"
      }
    ],
    "consumers_total_count": 0,
    "created_on": "created_on",
    "modified_on": "modified_on",
    "producers": [
      {
        "script": "script",
        "type": "worker"
      }
    ],
    "producers_total_count": 0,
    "queue_id": "queue_id",
    "queue_name": "example-queue",
    "settings": {
      "delivery_delay": 5,
      "delivery_paused": true,
      "message_retention_period": 345600
    }
  },
  "success": true
}