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title: "Pause Message Queue"
slug: "pause-message-queue"
updated: 2025-08-01T16:19:44Z
published: 2025-08-01T16:19:44Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/pause-message-queue"
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# Pause Message Queue

| Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 8.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 9.4.0 |
| **Location** | Integration > Message Queues |

The Pause Message Queue step temporarily stops a specific Message Queue from receiving messages.

### Prerequisites

This Step requires Users to install the [About Messaging](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/about-messaging#message-queues-and-decisions) Module before it will be available in the toolbox.

In V9 a dependency must be established before the steps will be available in the toolbox.

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## Properties

Settings

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Queue Name | Name of queue to pause. | String |
| Get Queue from Flow | If enabled, the queue to be paused will be pulled from a connected queue in the flow. This option requires the flow to be created as a message queue handler. | Boolean |

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## Common Errors

#### Missing Queue Selection

If a message queue is not selected under the SETTINGS category for the step, the step will throw an error. Ensure that a queue has been selected before running the step.

#### Exception Message:

```cpp
Exception Stack Trace: DecisionsFramework.Design.Flow.ErrorRunningFlowStep: Error running step Get String Message 1[GetStringMessage] in flow [Testing]: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.   at DecisionsFramework.Data.Messaging.MessageServerEndpoint.GetQueueByName(String queueName)   at DecisionsFramework.Data.Messaging.MessagingService.GetQueueByName(String queueName)   at DecisionsFramework.Data.Messaging.BaseMessagingStep.GetQueue(StepStartData stepData)   at DecisionsFramework.Data.Messaging.GetStringMessage.Run(StepStartData data)   at DecisionsFramework.Design.Flow.FlowStep.RunStepInternal(String flowTrackingID, String stepTrackingID, KeyValuePairDataStructure[] stepRunDataValues, AbstractFlowTrackingData trackingData)   at DecisionsFramework.Design.Flow.FlowStep.Start(String flowTrackingID, String stepTrackingID, FlowStateData data, AbstractFlowTrackingData trackingData, RunningStepData currentStepData)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
```

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Related Information

Forum Posts:

[Get Message from Message Queue](https://support.decisions.com/forum/topic309-get-message-from-message-queue.aspx)