- NAME
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- gcloud alpha tasks queues purge - purge a queue by deleting all of its tasks
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha tasks queues purgeQUEUE[--location=LOCATION] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)This command purges a queue by deleting all of its tasks. Purge operations can take up to one minute to take effect. Tasks might be dispatched before the purge takes effect. A purge is irreversible. All tasks created before this command is run are permanently deleted. - EXAMPLES
- To purge a queue:
gcloud alpha tasks queues purge my-queue - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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QUEUE - The queue to purge.
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- FLAGS
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--location=LOCATION - The location where we want to manage the queue or task. If not specified, uses the location of the current project's App Engine app if there is an associated app.
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- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
- These flags are available to all commands:
--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run
$ gcloud helpfor details. - NOTES
- This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this
command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,
you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access
allowlist. These variants are also available:
gcloud tasks queues purgegcloud beta tasks queues purge
gcloud alpha tasks queues purge
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.
