---
name: "amqp-delete-queue"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "librabbitmq-c"
version: "0.16.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/amqp-delete-queue"
---

# amqp-delete-queue(1)

Delete a queue from an AMQP server

## NAME

amqp-delete-queue - Delete a queue from an AMQP server

## SYNOPSIS

**amqp-delete-queue** \[*OPTION*...\] {-q *queue name*}

## DESCRIPTION

**amqp-delete-queue** deletes a queue from an AMQP server, and exits after printing to standard output the number of messages that were in the queue at the time of its deletion.

## OPTIONS

**-q**, **--queue**=*queue name*

The name of the queue to delete.

## EXIT STATUS

If the queue was successfully deleted, the exit status is 0. If an error occurs, the exit status is 1.

## EXAMPLES

Delete the queue “myqueue” at a moment when it has 123 messages waiting on it:

```
$ amqp-delete-queue -q myqueue
123
```

## SEE ALSO

[**librabbitmq-tools**(7)](/librabbitmq-tools/7.md) describes connection-related options common to all the RabbitMQ C Client tools.

## AUTHOR

**The RabbitMQ Team \<\<info@rabbitmq.com\>\>**