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Deletes a queue. This command will delete the queue even if it has tasks
in it. Note: If you delete a queue, a queue with the same name can't be
created for 7 days. WARNING: Using this method may have unintended side
effects if you are using an App Engine queue.yaml or queue.xml file
to manage your queues. Read Overview of Queue Management and
queue.yaml before using
this method.
Arguments
Parameters
name
string
Required. The queue name. For example: projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION_ID/queues/QUEUE_ID
Raised exceptions
Exceptions
ConnectionError
In case of a network problem (such as DNS failure or refused connection).
HttpError
If the response status is >= 400 (excluding 429 and 503).
TimeoutError
If a long-running operation takes longer to finish than the specified timeout limit.
TypeError
If an operation or function receives an argument of the wrong type.
ValueError
If an operation or function receives an argument of the right type but an inappropriate value. For example, a negative timeout.
Response
If successful, the response will be empty.
Subworkflow snippet
Some fields might be optional or required.
To identify required fields, refer to the API documentation.
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