OKMQ is a simple REST API for reliable message delivery. It provides message queues and streams with persistence, retry strategies, TTL support, and real-time polling. No SDKs required - just use HTTP.

How much does OKMQ cost?

OKMQ offers a free tier with 100 MB storage and 100,000 messages. Paid plans start at $5/month for 1 GB storage and unlimited messages. The Pro plan at $10/month includes 2 GB storage and unlimited messages.

What retry strategies does OKMQ support?

OKMQ supports four retry strategies: exponential backoff, linear backoff, fixed delay, and no retries. Each queue can be configured with its own retry strategy.

What is the difference between queues and streams in OKMQ?

Queues are for task processing with competing consumers and message acknowledgments. Streams are append-only logs for event sourcing with committed offsets and exactly-once delivery.

Simple, RESTful, Reliable Messaging

Simple REST API for reliable message delivery. Persistence, retry strategies, TTL support, and real-time long polling — on flat pricing that grows with you, not metered bills.

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Just HTTP. That's it.

Send and receive messages using familiar REST patterns. No SDKs, no special clients.

Complete Example

const host = 'https://api.okmq.net'
const token = process.env.OKMQ_TOKEN

// Create queue (only needed once)
await fetch(`${host}/queues`, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { authorization: token, 'content-type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({ name: 'demo', auto_ack: true })
})

// consumer
const consumer = async () => {
  while (true) {
    const response = await fetch(`${host}/queues/demo/messages`, {
      headers: { authorization: token }
    })

    const messages = await response.json()
    console.log('Received:', messages)
  }
}

// Start consumer in background
consumer()

// producer
setInterval(async () => {
  await fetch(`${host}/queues/demo/messages`, {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { authorization: token, 'content-type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify([{
      id: `msg-${Date.now()}`,
      body: `Hello at ${new Date().toISOString()}`
    }])
  })
}, 1000)

#!/bin/bash

HOST="https://api.okmq.net"
TOKEN="${OKMQ_TOKEN}"

# Create queue (only needed once)
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"demo","auto_ack":true}' "$HOST/queues" >/dev/null

consumer() {
  while true; do
    body=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: $TOKEN" "$HOST/queues/demo/messages")
    echo "Received: $body"
  done
}

producer() {
  while true; do
    timestamp=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%3NZ")
    message_id="msg-$(date +%s%3N)"
    json_payload='[ { "id": "'"$message_id"'", "body": "Hello at '"$timestamp"'" } ]'
    curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d "$json_payload" "$HOST/queues/demo/messages" >/dev/null
    sleep 1
  done
}

# Trap SIGINT
cleanup() {
  kill "$(jobs -p)" 2>/dev/null
  exit 0
}
trap cleanup SIGINT

# Start consumer in background
consumer &

# Start producer
producer

Features

Everything you need for reliable message processing

Topics

Publish to topics for fan-out distribution to multiple queues

Retry Strategies

Exponential, linear, and fixed retry patterns

Real-time Polling

Instant message retrieval with long polling support

Message Tags

Filter and organize messages within a single queue

Scheduled Delivery

Delay message delivery until a specific time

Streams

Persistent event streams with offset-based consumption and replay

Why Choose OKMQ?

See how OKMQ compares to other managed messaging services

Feature	OKMQ	AWS SQS	GCP Pub/Sub
Retry Strategies	4 Built-in Types	Basic + DLQ	Exponential Only
Message Scheduling	Native Support	Delay Queues	External Required
Message Filtering	Tag-based	None	Attributes
Message Size	1MB	1MB	10MB
TTL Support	Built-in	Retention Only	Retention Only
Topic Fan-out	Built-in	Via SNS	Core Feature
Consumption Patterns	Both Models	Competing Only	Both Models

Simple, Transparent Pricing

Choose the plan that fits your needs. All plans include our core features.

Pay for reserved capacity, not metered usage. No surprise bills at month end.

Free

$0 /month

Perfect for getting started

100 MB storage
100,000 messages
1 queue or stream

Get Started Free

Starter

$5 /month

Perfect for small projects

1 GB storage
Unlimited messages
5 queues or streams

Pro

$10 /month

Perfect for production applications

2 GB storage included
$1/GB additional storage
Unlimited messages
100 queues or streams
Priority support

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Send your first message in minutes with nothing but curl. Start free, upgrade when you need to scale.

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