update queues default message retention value #12458

jkoe-cf · 2026-02-06T23:20:21Z

Fixes #12438
Fixes #12442
Fixes #12460
Fixes MQ-1094

Removing the wrangler default for queues message retention because it is already set to the default value if no value is passed into the API call. Also updating copy around free tier users having a different max retention setting value than paid (message retention must be between 60 and 86400 seconds if on free tier, otherwise must be between 60 and 1209600 seconds).

Otherwise, current workaround is to pass in an explicit message-retention-period-secs value like:

wrangle queues create <queue name> --message-retention-period-secs=100

Also removing the wrangler default for delivery delay because it is also already set to the default value if no value is passed into the API call.

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- Documentation not necessary because: Tracked in MQ-1090

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petebacondarwin · 2026-02-07T12:10:47Z

We need a changeset for this fix. Adding one for you.

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petebacondarwin

This is a great change to the PR. I assume that there are two defaults internally?
I was worried that it would be a breaking change to change the default.
(We should probably change the PR title, etc).

jkoe-cf · 2026-02-08T18:49:04Z

This is a great change to the PR. I assume that there are two defaults internally? I was worried that it would be a breaking change to change the default. (We should probably change the PR title, etc).

Yep, free tier and paid users have a different max retention setting value which is handled internally (the default is the same internally as in wrangler, so wrangler doesn't need to send the default).

vicb · 2026-02-08T20:10:10Z

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+"wrangler": minor
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+removing default values for message retention to reflect different limits for free tier queues


Could you please maybe add the free and paid limits to the changeset as a reminder?

vicb

LGTM with one nit for the changeset.

Thanks!

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sdnts · 2026-02-09T20:04:11Z

packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/queues/queues.test.ts

@@ -196,9 +196,6 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
 				if (queueSettings?.delivery_delay === undefined) {
 					queueSettings.delivery_delay = 0;
 				}


Can we make the same change for the delivery delay as well? (Maybe in a separate PR though)

Maybe #12279 is related to that?
@penalosa ?

Updated the PR, description, and changeset to take out the delivery default as well

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I made a bunch of suggestions to how we can lay out the changeset a bit differently. But otherwise LGTM.

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