Limits
| Feature | Limit |
|---|---|
| Queues | 10 per account |
| Maximum message size | 128 KB |
| Maximum message retries | 100 |
| Maximum batch size | 100 messages |
| Maximum batch wait time | 30 seconds |
| Maximum message throughput 1 | 100 messages per second |
| Maximum retention period | 4 days (96 hours) |
1 This is a limit that we will increase, and aspire to effectively eliminate in the future.
Notes:
- 1 KB is measured as 1000 bytes. Messages can include up to ~100 bytes of internal metadata that counts towards total message limits.
- Messages in a queue that have not been consumed after four (4) days are deleted from the queue. Queues does not delete messages in the same queue that have not reached this limit.