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Cloudflare Queues

Cloudflare Queues is a flexible, scalable message queue service built into the Cloudflare Workers ecosystem. It provides guaranteed message delivery with a REST API for creating and managing queues, sending individual or batched messages, configuring push-based Worker consumers and HTTP pull consumers, managing dead letter queues, and monitoring queue metrics. Queues supports delivery delays, message retention up to 14 days, throughput up to 5,000 messages per second per queue, and event subscriptions for reactive workflows.

Cloudflare Queues publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Consumer API, Messages API, Metrics API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Messaging, Message Queue, Serverless, Workers, and Cloudflare.

The Cloudflare Queues catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Cloudflare Queues’ developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, API reference, engineering blog, pricing, changelog, and 20 more developer resources.

56.2/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 28/100 agent aware open core · Apache-2.0 Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
1 APIs
MessagingMessage QueueServerlessWorkersCloudflareAsyncDead Letter QueueEvent-Driven

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Cloudflare Queues Consumer API

Operations for managing queue consumers (Worker push or HTTP pull)

Cloudflare Queues Messages API

Operations for sending, receiving, and acknowledging messages

Cloudflare Queues Metrics API

Operations for retrieving queue metrics

Cloudflare Queues Queue API

Operations for managing Cloudflare Queues and their configuration

Postman Collections 4

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Open Collections 5

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Cloudflare Queues Rate Limits

20 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Cloudflare Queues Context

4 classes · 50 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Cloudflare Queues API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 3

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Cloudflare Queue Consumer

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Cloudflare Queue Message

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Cloudflare Queue

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Examples 4

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Cloudflare Queues Authentication

apiKey/http · 3 schemes

SECURITY

Cloudflare Queues Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Cloudflare Queues Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Cloudflare Queues Agentic Access

20 operations · 14 acting

20 operations · 14 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 4

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: cloudflare-queues
name: Cloudflare Queues
description: Cloudflare Queues is a flexible, scalable message queue service built into the Cloudflare Workers ecosystem.
  It provides guaranteed message delivery with a REST API for creating and managing queues, sending individual or batched
  messages, configuring push-based Worker consumers and HTTP pull consumers, managing dead letter queues, and monitoring queue
  metrics. Queues supports delivery delays, message retention up to 14 days, throughput up to 5,000 messages per second per
  queue, and event subscriptions for reactive workflows.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: open-core
  license: Apache-2.0
  open_source: true
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/cloudflare-queues.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cloudflare-queues/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Messaging
- Message Queue
- Serverless
- Workers
- Cloudflare
- Async
- Dead Letter Queue
- Event-Driven
tags_raw:
- Messaging
- Message Queue
- Serverless
- Workers
- Cloudflare
- Async
- Dead Letter Queue
- Event Driven
apis:
- aid: cloudflare-queues:cloudflare-queues-consumer-api
  name: Cloudflare Queues Consumer API
  description: Operations for managing queue consumers (Worker push or HTTP pull)
  humanURL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/queues/
  baseURL: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
  tags:
  - Consumer
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cloudflare-queues-consumer-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/queues/
- aid: cloudflare-queues:cloudflare-queues-messages-api
  name: Cloudflare Queues Messages API
  description: Operations for sending, receiving, and acknowledging messages
  humanURL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/queues/
  baseURL: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
  tags:
  - Message
  tags_raw:
  - Messages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cloudflare-queues-messages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/queues/
- aid: cloudflare-queues:cloudflare-queues-metrics-api
  name: Cloudflare Queues Metrics API
  description: Operations for retrieving queue metrics
  humanURL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/queues/
  baseURL: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
  tags:
  - Metrics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cloudflare-queues-metrics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/queues/
- aid: cloudflare-queues:cloudflare-queues-queue-api
  name: Cloudflare Queues Queue API
  description: Operations for managing Cloudflare Queues and their configuration
  humanURL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/queues/
  baseURL: https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4
  tags:
  - Queue
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cloudflare-queues-queue-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/queues/
common:
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/cloudflare/workers-sdk/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/cloudflare/workers-sdk/releases
- type: SecurityPolicy
  url: https://github.com/cloudflare/workers-sdk/blob/main/SECURITY.md
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/cloudflare/workers-sdk/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/cloudflare/workers-sdk/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: License
  name: Apache-2.0
  url: https://github.com/cloudflare/workers-sdk/blob/main/LICENSE
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/cloudflare-queues/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/cloudflare-queues-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/cloudflare-queues-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/cloudflare-queues-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/cloudflare-queues-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.cloudflare.com/developer-platform/queues/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/queues/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/queues/get-started/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/queues/
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/cloudflare
- type: GitHubRepo
  url: https://github.com/cloudflare/workers-sdk
- type: OpenAPI
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cloudflare/api-schemas/main/openapi.yaml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloudflare
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.cloudflare.com/tag/cloudflare-queues/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/queues/platform/pricing/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/Cloudflare
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/product/queues/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/cloudflare-queues-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/cloudflare-queues-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/cloudflare-queues-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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