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## Customize queue message retention periods

Feb 14, 2025 

[ Queues ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/queues/) 

You can now customize a queue's message retention period, from a minimum of 60 seconds to a maximum of 14 days. Previously, it was fixed to the default of 4 days.

![Customize a queue's message retention period](https://developers.cloudflare.com/_astro/customize-retention-period.CpK7s10q_19dmJh.webp) 

You can customize the retention period on the settings page for your queue, or using Wrangler:

Update message retention period

```

$ wrangler queues update my-queue --message-retention-period-secs 600


```

This feature is available on all new and existing queues. If you haven't used Cloudflare Queues before, [get started with the Cloudflare Queues guide](https://developers.cloudflare.com/queues/get-started).