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# Get Queue Metrics

client.queues.getMetrics(stringqueueID, QueueGetMetricsParams { account\_id } params, RequestOptionsoptions?): [QueueGetMetricsResponse](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/typescript/resources/queues#%28resource%29%20queues%20%3E%20%28model%29%20queue%5Fget%5Fmetrics%5Fresponse%20%3E%20%28schema%29) { backlog\_bytes, backlog\_count, oldest\_message\_timestamp\_ms } 

GET/accounts/{account\_id}/queues/{queue\_id}/metrics

Return best-effort metrics for a queue. Values may be approximate due to the distributed nature of queues.

##### 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` `Queues Read` `Workers Scripts Write` `Workers Scripts Read`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse 

queueID: string

A Resource identifier.

maxLength32

params: QueueGetMetricsParams { account\_id } 

account\_id: string

A Resource identifier.

maxLength32

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse 

QueueGetMetricsResponse { backlog\_bytes, backlog\_count, oldest\_message\_timestamp\_ms } 

Best-effort metrics for the queue. Values may be approximate due to the distributed nature of queues.

backlog\_bytes: number

The size in bytes of unacknowledged messages in the queue.

backlog\_count: number

The number of unacknowledged messages in the queue.

oldest\_message\_timestamp\_ms: number

Unix timestamp in milliseconds of the oldest unacknowledged message in the queue. Returns 0 if unknown.

### Get Queue Metrics

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```
import Cloudflare from 'cloudflare';

const client = new Cloudflare({
  apiToken: process.env['CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const response = await client.queues.getMetrics('023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353', {
  account_id: '023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353',
});

console.log(response.backlog_bytes);
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 7003,
      "message": "No route for the URI",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    "string"
  ],
  "result": {
    "backlog_bytes": 1024,
    "backlog_count": 5,
    "oldest_message_timestamp_ms": 1710950954154
  },
  "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": {
    "backlog_bytes": 1024,
    "backlog_count": 5,
    "oldest_message_timestamp_ms": 1710950954154
  },
  "success": true
}
```