---
title: "Get Failed Workflow Run"
method: GET
path: "/v2/workflows/dlq/{dlqId}"
tags: ["DLQ"]
---

# Get Failed Workflow Run

`GET /v2/workflows/dlq/{dlqId}`

## Request

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

Get details of a specific failed workflow run from the DLQ.

## Path parameters

- `dlqId` string, required

## Response `200`

Failed workflow run details

- WorkflowDLQMessage
  - `dlqId` string: The DLQ ID of the failed workflow message.
  - `workflowUrl` string: The URL of the workflow.
  - `workflowRunId` string: The ID of the workflow run.
  - `workflowCreatedAt` integer: The timestamp when the workflow run was created (Unix timestamp in milliseconds).
  - `url` string: The URL of the failed workflow step.
  - `method` string: The HTTP method used for the workflow step.
  - `header` object: The HTTP headers sent to the workflow step.
  - `body` string: The body of the message if it is composed of utf8 chars only, empty otherwise.
  - `bodyBase64` string: The base64 encoded body if the body contains a non-utf8 char only, empty otherwise.
  - `maxRetries` integer: The number of retries that should be attempted in case of delivery failure.
  - `createdAt` integer: The unix timestamp in milliseconds when the message was created.
  - `failureCallback` string: The url where we send a callback to after the workflow fails.
  - `callerIP` string: IP address of the publisher of this workflow.
  - `label` string: The label assigned to the workflow run. Deprecated in favor of `labels`.
  - `labels` string[]: The list of labels assigned to the workflow run.
  - `flowControlKey` string: The flow control key used for rate limiting.
  - `failureFunctionState` string: The state of the failure function if applicable.
  - `responseStatus` integer: The HTTP status code received from the destination API.
  - `responseHeader` object: The HTTP response headers received from the destination API.
  - `responseBody` string: The body of the response if it is composed of utf8 chars only, empty otherwise.
  - `responseBodyBase64` string: The base64 encoded body of the response if the body contains a non-utf8 char only, empty otherwise.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request - Invalid DLQ ID
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `404`: DLQ message not found
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-05-15** `4cbcb5c2eac1`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `labels` to the response with the `200` status
  - response property `label` deprecated

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/upstash/apis/upstash-workflow-rest-api/changes/v2/workflows/dlq/:dlqId/get.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/upstash/apis/upstash-workflow-rest-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/upstash/apis/upstash-workflow-rest-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/upstash/apis/upstash-workflow-rest-api/revisions/251bee05a7ec?raw)