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  • Cloud Queues 1.0
  • Getting started
    • Get your credentials
    • Send API requests to Rackspace Cloud Queues
      • Convert cURL examples to run on Windows
    • Authenticate to the Rackspace Cloud
      • Authenticate by using cURL
      • Send an authentication request
      • Review the authentication response
      • Configure environment variables
    • Rackspace Cloud Queues Concepts
      • How Cloud Queues works
      • Messaging patterns
      • Use cases
    • Manage queues and process messages
      • Creating a queue
      • Posting messages
      • Claiming messages for processing
      • Deleting messages
      • Releasing a claim
      • Deleting a queue
  • General API information
    • Service access endpoints
    • Request and response types
    • Limits
      • Rate limits
      • Absolute limits
    • Faults
    • Date and time format
    • Role-based access control (RBAC)
      • Assigning roles to account users
      • Roles available for Cloud Queues
      • Multiproduct global roles and permissions
      • Resolving conflicts between RBAC multi-product vs. custom (product-specific) roles
      • RBAC permissions cross-reference to Cloud Queues API operations
  • API reference
    • Home document
      • Get home document
    • Queues
      • List queues
      • Create queue
      • Delete queue
      • Check queue existence
      • Set queue metadata
      • Show queue metadata
      • Show queue stats
    • Messages
      • Post message
      • Get messages
      • Get messages by ID
      • Bulk-delete messages by ID
      • Show message details
      • Delete message
    • Claims
      • Claim messages
      • Query claim
      • Update claim
      • Release claim
  • Release Notes
    • API 1.0 updates, March 4, 2015
      • What's new
      • Resolved issues
      • Known issues
    • API 1.0 updates, January 19, 2015
      • What's new
      • Resolved issues
      • Known issues
    • API 1.0 updates - March 4, 2014
      • What's new
      • Resolved issues
      • Known issues
    • API 1.0 updates, January 22, 2014
      • What's new
      • Resolved issues
      • Known issues
    • API 1.0 updates, December 19, 2013
      • What's new
      • Resolved issues
      • Known issues
    • API 1.0 updates, December 12, 2013
      • What's new
      • Resolved issues
      • Known issues
    • API 1.0 UA release, November 4, 2013
      • What's new
      • Resolved issues
      • Known issues
    • API 1.0 LA release, October 9, 2013
      • What's new
      • Resolved issues
      • Known issues
  • Service updates
  • Additional resources
  • Disclaimer

API reference#

Learn about the available Rackspace Cloud Queues API resources and operations, and see request and response examples. You can use the Rackspace Cloud Queues API operations to interact directly with the service.

Note

You can also perform operations by using the Cloud Control Panel.

  • Home document
    • Get home document
  • Queues
    • List queues
    • Create queue
    • Delete queue
    • Check queue existence
    • Set queue metadata
    • Show queue metadata
    • Show queue stats
  • Messages
    • Post message
    • Get messages
    • Get messages by ID
    • Bulk-delete messages by ID
    • Show message details
    • Delete message
  • Claims
    • Claim messages
    • Query claim
    • Update claim
    • Release claim
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