---
title: "Retry a Message Now"
method: POST
path: "/v2/messages/{messageId}/retry"
tags: ["Messages"]
---

# Retry a Message Now

`POST /v2/messages/{messageId}/retry`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://qstash-eu-central-1.upstash.io`
- URL: `https://qstash-eu-central-1.upstash.io/v2/messages/{messageId}/retry`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in query parameter `qstash_token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/upstash/apis/qstash-rest-api/docs/v2/messages/:messageId/retry/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Deliver a delayed message, or a message waiting for its next retry, immediately

## Path parameters

- `messageId` string, required

## Response `200`

The message is rescheduled for immediate delivery.

## Other responses

- `400`: The message id is invalid, or the message belongs to a queue.
- `404`: Message not found, or the message is not waiting for a delay or a retry.

## Changes

- **2026-09-22** `a41c323ee502`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/upstash/apis/qstash-rest-api/changes/v2/messages/:messageId/retry/post.md)

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