Quirrel

aid: quirrel
name: Quirrel
description: Quirrel is an open source job queueing and workflow scheduling service designed for serverless and containerized
  JavaScript and TypeScript applications. It enables developers to enqueue, schedule, retry, and orchestrate background jobs
  in environments such as Next.js, Blitz.js, Redwood, Remix, SvelteKit, Nuxt.js, Express, Vercel, and Netlify Functions. Quirrel
  was acquired by Netlify in 2022 and remains available as an open source project.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Developer Tools
- Job Queues
- Workflow Automation
- Background Jobs
- Serverless
- Scheduling
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/quirrel/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: quirrel:quirrel
  name: Quirrel
  description: Quirrel provides a JavaScript and TypeScript SDK for enqueuing, scheduling, retrying, and managing background
    jobs in serverless and containerized applications. The Queue API exposes methods such as enqueue, enqueueMany, get, getById,
    invoke, and delete to manage job lifecycle and supports recurring jobs via cron expressions, delayed execution, exclusive
    jobs, and configurable retry policies. Quirrel is framework agnostic and integrates with Next.js, Redwood, Remix, SvelteKit,
    Nuxt.js, Blitz.js, Vercel, Netlify, and Express.
  humanURL: https://quirrel.dev
  tags:
  - Job Queues
  - Workflow Automation
  - Background Jobs
  - Serverless
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.quirrel.dev
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.quirrel.dev/getting-started
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/quirrel-dev/quirrel
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/quirrel
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quirrel
- type: Website
  url: https://quirrel.dev
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.quirrel.dev
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/quirrel-dev/quirrel
- type: Acquisition
  url: https://www.netlify.com/blog/quirrel-is-joining-netlify/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com