Delete Queue
The Delete Queue operation permanently deletes the specified queue.
The Delete Queue request may be constructed as follows. HTTPS is recommended. Replace myaccount with the name of your storage account:
| Method | Request URI | HTTP Version |
|---|---|---|
|
DELETE |
|
HTTP/1.1 |
Emulated Storage Service URI
When making a request against the emulated storage service, specify the emulator hostname and Queue service port as 127.0.0.1:10001, followed by the emulated storage account name:
| Method | Request URI | HTTP Version |
|---|---|---|
|
DELETE |
|
HTTP/1.1 |
For more information, see About Development Storage.
URI Parameters
The following additional parameters may be specified on the request URI.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
|
timeout |
Optional. The timeout parameter is expressed in seconds. For more information, see Setting Timeouts for Queue Service Operations. |
Request Headers
The following table describes required and optional request headers.
| Request Header | Description |
|---|---|
|
Authorization |
Required. Specifies the authentication scheme, account name, and signature. For more information, see Authentication for the Windows Azure Storage Services. |
|
Date or x-ms-date |
Required. Specifies the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) for the request. For more information, see Authentication for the Windows Azure Storage Services. |
|
x-ms-version |
Optional. Specifies the version of the operation to use for this request. For more information, see Versioning for the Blob, Queue, and Table services in Windows Azure. |
Request Body
None.
The response includes an HTTP status code and a set of response headers.
Status Code
A successful operation returns status code 204 (No Content).
For information about status codes, see Status and Error Codes.
Response Headers
The response for this operation includes the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTP headers. All standard headers conform to the HTTP/1.1 protocol specification.
| Response header | Description |
|---|---|
|
x-ms-request-id |
This header uniquely identifies the request that was made and can be used for troubleshooting the request. For more information, see Troubleshooting API Operations. |
|
x-ms-version |
Indicates the version of the Queue service used to execute the request. This header is returned for requests made against version 2009-09-19 and later. |
|
Date |
A UTC date/time value generated by the service that indicates the time at which the response was initiated. |
Response Body
None.
Only the account owner may call this operation.
When a queue is successfully deleted, the queue is immediately marked for deletion and is no longer accessible to clients. The queue is later removed from the Queue service during garbage collection.
