DeleteMessage

Method for deleting messages from a queue. To select the message to delete, use the ReceiptHandle parameter. A message can be deleted even if it is received and being processed by another consumer. Message Queue automatically deletes messages if the value specified for the RetentionPeriod parameter is reached.

The ReceiptHandle parameter is associated with a specific instance of a message. If you receive a message more than once, ReceiptHandle will have different values each time you receive a message. To delete a message, provide the most recent ReceiptHandle value for the message; otherwise, the request will be successful, but the message might not be deleted.

For standard queues, it is possible to receive a message even after you delete it. This might happen on rare occasions if one of the servers which stores a copy of the message is unavailable when you send the request to delete the message. Make sure that your application is idempotent, so that receiving a message more than once does not cause issues.

Request

Request parameters

Response

Successful response fields

The response does not contain any fields.

DeleteMessage errors

For a list of possible responses, see Common errors.

Sample request

Action=DeleteMessage
&Version=2012-11-05
&QueueUrl=https://message-queue.api.cloud.yandex.net/b1g8ad42m6he********/dj6000000000********/sample-queue
&ReceiptHandle=EAEggPjXhogtKAA

For more information about forming requests, see General API request format.

Response example

<DeleteMessageResponse>
    <ResponseMetadata>
        <RequestId>c79cd3cb-ffb474f7-9d5a8a3e-e5db06c-7c4ef5d027dd4219c28bf6c2********</RequestId>
    </ResponseMetadata>
</DeleteMessageResponse>