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Update Queue

PUT/accounts/{account_id}/queues/{queue_id}

Updates a Queue. Note that this endpoint does not support partial updates. If successful, the Queue’s configuration is overwritten with the supplied configuration.

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
Path ParametersExpand Collapse
account_id: string

A Resource identifier.

maxLength32
queue_id: string

A Resource identifier.

maxLength32
Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
queue_name: optional string
settings: optional { delivery_delay, delivery_paused, message_retention_period }
delivery_delay: optional number

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

delivery_paused: optional boolean

Indicates if message delivery to consumers is currently paused.

message_retention_period: optional number

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

ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: optional array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation_url, source }
minLength1
code: number
minimum1000
message: string
documentation_url: optional string
source: optional { pointer }
pointer: optional string
messages: optional array of string
result: optional Queue { consumers, consumers_total_count, created_on, 6 more }
consumers: optional array of Consumer
One of the following:
Worker { consumer_id, created_on, dead_letter_queue, 4 more }
consumer_id: optional string

A Resource identifier.

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

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

queue_name: optional string
script_name: optional string

Name of a Worker

settings: optional { batch_size, max_concurrency, max_retries, 2 more }
batch_size: optional number

The maximum number of messages to include in a batch.

max_concurrency: optional 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: optional number

The maximum number of retries

max_wait_time_ms: optional number

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

retry_delay: optional number

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

type: optional "worker"
HTTPPull { consumer_id, created_on, dead_letter_queue, 3 more }
consumer_id: optional string

A Resource identifier.

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

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

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

The maximum number of messages to include in a batch.

max_retries: optional number

The maximum number of retries

retry_delay: optional number

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

visibility_timeout_ms: optional number

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

type: optional "http_pull"
consumers_total_count: optional number
created_on: optional string
modified_on: optional string
producers: optional array of { script, type } or { bucket_name, type }
One of the following:
MqWorkerProducer { script, type }
script: optional string
type: optional "worker"
MqR2Producer { bucket_name, type }
bucket_name: optional string
type: optional "r2_bucket"
producers_total_count: optional number
queue_id: optional string
queue_name: optional string
settings: optional { delivery_delay, delivery_paused, message_retention_period }
delivery_delay: optional number

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

delivery_paused: optional boolean

Indicates if message delivery to consumers is currently paused.

message_retention_period: optional number

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

success: optional true

Indicates if the API call was successful or not.

Update Queue

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/queues/$QUEUE_ID \
    -X PUT \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
{
  "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
}