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title: "Shut Down Message Queue"
slug: "shut-down-message-queue"
updated: 2025-08-01T16:20:03Z
published: 2025-08-01T16:20:03Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/shut-down-message-queue"
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# Shut Down Message Queue

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

The Shut Down Message Queue step closes all connections and threads.

### 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 shut down. | String |
| Get Queue from Flow | If enabled, the queue will be pulled from a connected queue in the flow. This option requires the flow to be created as a message queue handler. | Boolean |

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Broadcast to Cluster | If enabled, this will broadcast the resume to the rest of the cluster the queue is a part of. | Boolean |

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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)