Purge Dead Letter Messages

💡Purge all messages from the Dead-letter sub queue of the Service Bus queue (and Topic Subscription).

Nodinite lets you quickly purge all messages from the Dead-letter sub queue of your Service Bus queue, helping you maintain queue health and prevent storage issues. This page explains how to confirm, execute, and review successful purge operations.

Expect to:

• ✅ Instantly clear the Dead-letter sub queue for optimal performance
• ✅ Confirm intent before purging for safe operations
• ✅ View clear success feedback after purge
• ✅ Use Nodinite's intuitive interface for queue management

Click the Purge Dead Letter menu item in the Actions button for the selected queue to maintain queue health and prevent storage issues.

Example of the 'Purge Dead Letter' menu item in the Actions button menu.

Next, you will be prompted with intent to continue with the operation. Click either Yes to proceed and No to abort the current operation.

Example of the 'Confirm intent to Purge Dead Letter' dialog.

If the operation is successful, you will see a result resembling the following screen capture:

Example of the 'Purge Dead Letter Success' dialog showing the number of messages removed.

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Next Step

• Back to Actions Overview
• Monitoring Azure Service Bus Queue
• Managing Azure Service Bus Queues
• Monitoring Azure Service Bus Topics
• Managing Azure Service Bus Topics
• Monitoring Azure Service Bus Topic Subscriptions
• Managing Azure Service Bus Topic Subscriptions

Related Topics

• Details – View essential information about the selected Service Bus Queue.
• Edit thresholds – Configure monitoring thresholds for the selected queue.
• Enable – Enable a Service Bus Queue that is currently disabled.
• Disable – Disable a Service Bus Queue that is currently enabled.
• Resubmit and Delete All Dead Letter Messages – Resubmit and delete all dead letter messages in the queue.
• List Active Messages – View all active messages in the queue.
• List Dead Letter Messages – View all dead letter messages in the queue.
• List Scheduled Messages – View all scheduled messages in the queue.
• Purge Messages (Active) – Purge all active messages from the queue.