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# Purge Peeked Queue Messages

POST/accounts/{account\_id}/queues/{queue\_id}/messages/purge

Delete peeked messages from a Queue by their ref. Purged messages aren’t considered delivered, they are instantly deleted from this queue and do not affect metrics.

##### Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. [Create a token](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-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 Write` `Workers Scripts Write`

##### Path ParametersExpand Collapse 

account\_id: string

A Resource identifier.

maxLength32

queue\_id: string

A Resource identifier.

maxLength32

##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse 

refs: array of object { ref } 

ref: string

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

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse 

errors: optional array of [ResponseInfo](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/$shared#%28resource%29%20%24shared%20%3E%20%28model%29%20response%5Finfo%20%3E%20%28schema%29) { 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 { errors, warnings } 

errors: optional array of object { message } 

Errors encountered while purging messages.

message: optional string

warnings: optional map\[string\]

Map of refs to warning messages encountered during purge.

success: optional true

Indicates if the API call was successful or not.

### Purge Peeked Queue Messages

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```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/queues/$QUEUE_ID/messages/purge \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "refs": [
            {
              "ref": "eyJhbGciOiJkaXIiLCJlbmMiOiJBMjU2Q0JDLUhTNTEyIn0..Q8p21d7dceR6vUfwftONdQ.JVqZgAS-Zk7MqmqccYtTHeeMElNHaOMigeWdb8LyMOg.T2_HV99CYzGaQuhTyW8RsgbnpTRZHRM6N7UoSaAKeK0"
            }
          ]
        }'
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 7003,
      "message": "No route for the URI",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    "string"
  ],
  "result": {
    "errors": [
      {
        "message": "message"
      }
    ],
    "warnings": {
      "foo": "string"
    }
  },
  "success": true
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 7003,
      "message": "No route for the URI",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    "string"
  ],
  "result": {
    "errors": [
      {
        "message": "message"
      }
    ],
    "warnings": {
      "foo": "string"
    }
  },
  "success": true
}
```