# Add request


```
POST 
https://api.apify.com/v2/request-queues/:queueId/requests
```


Adds request to the queue. Response contains ID of the request and info if request was already present in the queue or handled.

If request with same `uniqueKey` was already present in the queue then returns an ID of existing request.

## Request

### Path Parameters

* **queueId** string required

  Queue ID or `username~queue-name`.

  **Example:** `WkzbQMuFYuamGv3YF`

### Query Parameters

* **clientKey** string

  A unique identifier of the client accessing the request queue. It must be a string between 1 and 32 characters long. This identifier is used to determine whether the queue was accessed by multiple clients. If `clientKey` is not provided, the system considers this API call to come from a new client. For details, see the `hadMultipleClients` field returned by the  operation.

  **Example:** `client-abc`

  **forefront** string

  Determines if request should be added to the head of the queue or to the end. Default value is `false` (end of queue).

  **Example:** `false`

### Body**required**

* **id** string

  A unique identifier assigned to the request.

  **Example:** `sbJ7klsdf7ujN9l`

* **uniqueKey** string required

  A unique key used for request de-duplication. Requests with the same unique key are considered identical.

  **Example:** `GET|60d83e70|e3b0c442|https://apify.com`

* **url** string\<uri> required

  The URL of the request.

  **Example:** `https://apify.com`

* **method** string required

  The HTTP method of the request.

  **Example:** `GET`

### Status 201

**Response Headers**




```
{
  "data": {
    "requestId": "YiKoxjkaS9gjGTqhF",
    "wasAlreadyPresent": false,
    "wasAlreadyHandled": false
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **data** object required

  Result of registering a request in the request queue, either by adding a new request or updating an existing one.

  * **requestId** string required

    A unique identifier assigned to the request.

    **Example:** `YiKoxjkaS9gjGTqhF`

  * **wasAlreadyPresent** boolean required

    Indicates whether a request with the same unique key already existed in the request queue. If true, no new request was created.

    **Example:** `false`

  * **wasAlreadyHandled** boolean required

    Indicates whether a request with the same unique key has already been processed by the request queue.

    **Example:** `false`

### Status 400

Bad request - invalid input parameters or request body.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid-input",
    "message": "Invalid input: The request body contains invalid data."
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object required

  * **type** string required\
    **Example:** `run-failed`
  * **message** string required\
    **Example:** `Actor run did not succeed (run ID: 55uatRrZib4xbZs, status: FAILED)`

### Status 401

Unauthorized - authentication required or invalid token.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "token-not-valid",
    "message": "Authentication token is not valid."
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object required

  * **type** string required\
    **Example:** `run-failed`
  * **message** string required\
    **Example:** `Actor run did not succeed (run ID: 55uatRrZib4xbZs, status: FAILED)`

### Status 403

Forbidden - insufficient permissions to perform this action.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "permission-denied",
    "message": "You do not have permission to perform this action."
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object required

  * **type** string required\
    **Example:** `run-failed`
  * **message** string required\
    **Example:** `Actor run did not succeed (run ID: 55uatRrZib4xbZs, status: FAILED)`

### Status 404

Not found - the requested resource was not found.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "record-not-found",
    "message": "Request Queue was not found"
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object

  * **type** string

    **Possible values:** \[`record-not-found`]

  * **message** string\
    **Example:** `Request Queue was not found`

### Status 405

Method not allowed.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "method-not-allowed",
    "message": "This API end-point can only be accessed using the following HTTP methods: OPTIONS,GET"
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object required

  * **type** string required\
    **Example:** `run-failed`
  * **message** string required\
    **Example:** `Actor run did not succeed (run ID: 55uatRrZib4xbZs, status: FAILED)`

### Status 413

Payload too large - the request body exceeds the size limit.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "request-too-large",
    "message": "The POST payload is too large (limit: 9437184 bytes, actual length: 10485760 bytes)."
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object required

  * **type** string required\
    **Example:** `run-failed`
  * **message** string required\
    **Example:** `Actor run did not succeed (run ID: 55uatRrZib4xbZs, status: FAILED)`

### Status 415

Unsupported media type - the Content-Encoding of the request is not supported.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "unsupported-content-encoding",
    "message": "Content-Encoding \"bla\" is not supported."
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object required

  * **type** string required\
    **Example:** `run-failed`
  * **message** string required\
    **Example:** `Actor run did not succeed (run ID: 55uatRrZib4xbZs, status: FAILED)`

### Status 429

Too many requests - rate limit exceeded.


```
{
  "error": {
    "type": "rate-limit-exceeded",
    "message": "You have exceeded the rate limit. Please try again later."
  }
}
```


**Schema**

* **error** object required

  * **type** string required\
    **Example:** `run-failed`
  * **message** string required\
    **Example:** `Actor run did not succeed (run ID: 55uatRrZib4xbZs, status: FAILED)`