Peek Queue Messages

POST/accounts/{account_id}/queues/{queue_id}/messages/peek

Peek messages from a Queue without leasing them. Messages remain available for subsequent peek or pull operations.

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

batch_size: optional number

The maximum number of messages to include in a batch.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

errors: optional array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation_url, source }

minLength1

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer }

pointer: optional string

messages: optional array of string

result: optional object { messages }

messages: optional array of object { id, attempts, body, 3 more }

id: optional string

attempts: optional number

body: optional string

metadata: optional unknown

ref: optional string

An opaque reference to a peeked message. You must hold on to this value and use it to purge the message.

timestamp_ms: optional number

success: optional true

Indicates if the API call was successful or not.

Peek Queue Messages

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/queues/$QUEUE_ID/messages/peek \
    -X POST \
    -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": {
    "messages": [
      {
        "id": "b01b5594f784d0165c2985833f5660dd",
        "attempts": 1,
        "body": "hello world",
        "metadata": {
          "CF-Content-Type": "text",
          "CF-sourceMessageSource": "dash"
        },
        "ref": "eyJhbGciOiJkaXIiLCJlbmMiOiJBMjU2Q0JDLUhTNTEyIn0..Q8p21d7dceR6vUfwftONdQ.JVqZgAS-Zk7MqmqccYtTHeeMElNHaOMigeWdb8LyMOg.T2_HV99CYzGaQuhTyW8RsgbnpTRZHRM6N7UoSaAKeK0",
        "timestamp_ms": 1710950954154
      }
    ]
  },
  "success": true
}

Returns Examples

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 7003,
      "message": "No route for the URI",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    "string"
  ],
  "result": {
    "messages": [
      {
        "id": "b01b5594f784d0165c2985833f5660dd",
        "attempts": 1,
        "body": "hello world",
        "metadata": {
          "CF-Content-Type": "text",
          "CF-sourceMessageSource": "dash"
        },
        "ref": "eyJhbGciOiJkaXIiLCJlbmMiOiJBMjU2Q0JDLUhTNTEyIn0..Q8p21d7dceR6vUfwftONdQ.JVqZgAS-Zk7MqmqccYtTHeeMElNHaOMigeWdb8LyMOg.T2_HV99CYzGaQuhTyW8RsgbnpTRZHRM6N7UoSaAKeK0",
        "timestamp_ms": 1710950954154
      }
    ]
  },
  "success": true
}