List Dead Letter Messages
💡View a list of all dead letter messages on the selected Service Bus queue (and Topic Subscription).
Nodinite empowers you to view, manage, and resolve dead letter messages on your Service Bus queue or Topic Subscription. This page guides you through listing, inspecting, and taking action on dead letter messages using Nodinite's intuitive interface.
Expect to:
- ✅ Instantly list all dead letter messages for any queue or topic subscription
- ✅ Download, repair, delete, 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 Dead Letter Messages menu item on the Action button for the selected queue to view a list of all dead letter messages on the selected Service Bus queue.
Example of the 'List Dead Letter Messages' menu item in the Actions button on selected queue.
Nodinite then loads a shared modal with a paged list view with the dead letter messages currently on the sub queue. The Dead Letter tab is now the active tab.
Sample list of dead letter 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 a dead letter message.
Manage Dead Letter Messages
From options within the Actions button, you can further choose to manage the selected dead letter message. The following options are available:
Example of the 'Actions' button on a dead letter message.
- Download - Download the dead letter message.
- View/Repair - View and repair the dead letter message.
- Delete - Delete the dead letter message.
- Resubmit - Resubmit the dead letter message to the active sub queue.
- Resubmit and Delete - Resubmit to the active sub queue and delete the dead letter message.
If the dead letter message has a source, you will also see additional menu items the Actions button.
Remote Actions for Dead Letter messages with source.
- Resubmit to Source - Resubmit the dead letter message to Source.
- Resubmit to Source and Delete - Resubmit the dead letter message to Source and Delete it.
Download Dead Letter Message
This topic is covered in detail in the Download Messages page.
View/Repair Dead Letter Message
This topic is covered in detail in the View and Repair Message page.
Delete Dead Letter Message
This topic is covered in detail in the Delete Messages page.
Resubmit to Source
💡Resubmit the dead letter message to Source.
Given the message on the dead letter sub queue has a source, you can resubmit the dead letter message to Source by clicking on the Resubmit to Source menu item in the Actions button for the selected dead letter message.
Example of the 'Dead Letter Message with Source Information' property set.
Click the Resubmit to Source menu item in the Actions button for the selected dead letter message to resubmit the dead letter message to Source.
Example of the 'Resubmit Dead Letter Message to Source' menu item in the Actions button.
Resubmit to Source and Delete
💡Resubmit the dead letter message to Source and Delete it.
Given the message on the dead letter sub queue has a source, you can resubmit the dead letter message to Source and delete it by clicking on the Resubmit to Source and Delete menu item in the Actions button for the selected dead letter message.
Example of the 'Dead Letter Message with Source Information' property set.
Click the Resubmit to Source and Delete menu item in the Actions button for the selected dead letter message to resubmit the dead letter message to Source and delete it.
Example of the 'Resubmit Dead Letter Message to Source and Delete' menu item in the Actions button.
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 Active Messages – View all active 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.