---
id: BENCH-DEAD-LETTER-QUEUES
type: memory
status: active
tier: T4
title: dead-letter-queues
---

# dead-letter-queues

This concept defines the governance for dead-letter-queues. When working with dead-letter-queues, follow the rules below. The dead-letter-queues approach affects review, tradeoff, deployment, throughput.

- Prefer the documented dead-letter-queues pattern.
- Record exceptions to the dead-letter-queues rule.
- Weigh the review and throughput implications.
