List Active Messages

💡View a list of all active messages on the selected Service Bus queue (and Topic Subscription).

Nodinite empowers you to view, manage, and take action on all active messages in your Azure Service Bus queue or topic subscription. This page explains how to list, inspect, and process active messages using Nodinite's intuitive interface.

Expect to:

• ✅ Instantly list all active messages for any queue or topic subscription
• ✅ Download, repair, delete, move, or resubmit messages with a single click
• ✅ Use advanced controls to reload, inspect, and manage message details
• ✅ Streamline troubleshooting and ensure message delivery

Click the List Active Messages menu item on the Action button for the selected queue to view a list of all active messages.

Example of the 'List Active Messages' menu item in the Actions button on selected queue.

Nodinite then loads a shared modal with a paged list view with the active messages currently on the sub queue. The Active tab is now the active tab.

Sample list of active messages on Service Bus queue.

You can reload the list by clicking on the Reload button or clicking the tab.

Click the button to the left of the Actions button to show Message Details view for the selected message. Click again to hide the details view.

Example of the 'Message Details' view for an active message.

Manage Active Messages

From the Actions button you can further choose to manage the selected active message. The following options are available:

Remote Actions for Active messages.

• Download - Download the active message.
• View/Repair - View and repair the message body and properties.
• Delete - Delete the message from the queue.
• Purge by Session ID - Purge all messages with the same session ID as the selected message.
• Move to Dead Letter - Move the message to the Dead-letter sub queue.
• Resubmit - Resubmit the message to the queue.
• Resubmit & Delete - Resubmit the message to the queue and delete the original message.

Many of the actions can also be performed on multiple messages by selecting them in the list and clicking on the With Selected button at the bottom of the list view.
Example of the 'With Selected' button to perform actions on multiple messages.

Download Active Message

💡Download the active message for offline inspection or processing

This topic is covered in detail in the Download Messages page.

View/Repair Active Message

💡View and repair the message body and properties

This topic is covered in detail in the View and Repair Message page.

Delete Active Message

💡Delete an active message from the Service Bus queue

This topic is covered in detail in the Delete Message page.

Purge by Session ID

💡Purge all messages with the same session ID as the selected message

You can purge all messages with the same session ID as the selected message by clicking on the Purge by Session ID menu item in the Actions button for the selected active message.

Example of the 'Purge by Session ID' menu item in the Actions button on selected active message.

Note

This operation is only available for active messages in queues that support sessions. In addition, as sessions requires exclusive access to the session, this operation will not work if the session is currently locked by another consumer. You may need to retry the operation later if the session is locked.

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 by Session ID' dialog.

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

Example of the 'Purge by Session ID Operation Succeeded' screen capture.

Move to Dead Letter

💡Move a message to the Dead-letter sub queue

You can move a message to the Dead-letter sub queue by clicking on the Move to Dead Letter menu item in the Actions button for the selected active message (applies to active messages in queues and topic subscriptions).

Example of the 'Move to Dead Letter' menu item in the Actions button on selected active message.

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

Confirm intent to Move to Dead Letter.

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

Example of the 'Move to Dead Letter Operation Succeeded' screen capture.

You can also move multiple messages by selecting them in the list and clicking on the With Selected button at the bottom of the list view.

Example of the 'With Selected' button to move messages to the Dead-letter sub queue.

Resubmit Messages

💡Resubmit a message to the Service Bus queue (applies to active and dead letter messages on queues and Topic Subscriptions).

You can resubmit a message to the Service Bus queue by clicking on the Resubmit menu item in the Actions button for the selected active message.

Example of the 'Resubmit' menu item in the Actions button on selected active message.

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

Confirm intent to Resubmit Message.

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

Example of the 'Resubmit Message Operation Succeeded' screen capture.

You can also resubmit multiple messages by selecting them in the list and clicking on the With Selected button at the bottom of the list view.

Example of the 'With Selected' button to resubmit messages to the queue.

Resubmit & Delete Messages

💡Resubmit a message to the Service Bus queue and then delete the original message.

You can resubmit a message to the Service Bus queue and delete the original message by clicking on the Resubmit & Delete menu item in the Actions button for the selected active message.

Example of the 'Resubmit & Delete' menu item in the Actions button on selected active message.

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

Confirm intent to Resubmit & Delete Message.

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

Example of the 'Resubmit & Delete Message Operation Succeeded' screen capture.

You can also resubmit and delete multiple messages by selecting them in the list and clicking on the With Selected button at the bottom of the list view.

Example of the 'With Selected' button to resubmit and delete messages from the queue.

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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 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.
• Purge Dead Letter – Purge all dead letter messages from the queue.