[GH-ISSUE #1085] [BUG] Unable to delete archived tasks #1532

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opened 2026-03-07 22:11:02 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @Heachy on GitHub (Nov 26, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hibiken/asynq/issues/1085

Originally assigned to: @hibiken, @kamikazechaser on GitHub.

Describe the bug
Unable to delete archived tasks retrieved from ListArchivedTasks.

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OS: MacOS,
asynq package version v0.25.1
Redis/Valkey version 5.0.12

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior (Code snippets if applicable):

I used ListArchivedTasks to retrieve archived tasks,and then iterated through them to delete each one.
It returned the error "asynq: FAILED_PRECONDITION: cannot delete task in active state. use CancelProcessing instead," indicating that the task is still active. But the tasks I retrieved were archived tasks, and in debug mode, I can see that the task being deleted has State=TaskStateArchived (5), which is indeed the archived state.

Expected behavior
Success to delete archived tasks retrieved from ListArchivedTasks.

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`func (uc *ClusterOpUsecase) cleanArchivedTasks(ctx context.Context) {

for {
	page := 1
	pageSize := 100
	tasks, err := uc.taskManager.GetInspector().ListArchivedTasks(task.QueueCritical, asynq.Page(page), asynq.PageSize(pageSize))
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	for _, taskInfo := range tasks {
		taskId, err := strconv.ParseUint(string(taskInfo.Payload), 10, 64)
		if err != nil {
			continue
		}

		err = uc.taskManager.GetInspector().DeleteTask(task.QueueCritical, taskInfo.ID)
		if err != nil {
			uc.logger.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("delete archived task failed: %s", err)
		}
	}
	time.Sleep(1 * time.Minute)
}

Originally created by @Heachy on GitHub (Nov 26, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hibiken/asynq/issues/1085 Originally assigned to: @hibiken, @kamikazechaser on GitHub. **Describe the bug** Unable to delete archived tasks retrieved from ListArchivedTasks. **Environment (please complete the following information):** - OS: MacOS, - `asynq` package version v0.25.1 - Redis/Valkey version 5.0.12 **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior (Code snippets if applicable): 1. I used ListArchivedTasks to retrieve archived tasks,and then iterated through them to delete each one. 2. It returned the error "asynq: FAILED_PRECONDITION: cannot delete task in active state. use CancelProcessing instead," indicating that the task is still active. But the tasks I retrieved were archived tasks, and in debug mode, I can see that the task being deleted has State=TaskStateArchived (5), which is indeed the archived state. **Expected behavior** Success to delete archived tasks retrieved from ListArchivedTasks. **Screenshots** If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem. **Additional context** the function `func (uc *ClusterOpUsecase) cleanArchivedTasks(ctx context.Context) { for { page := 1 pageSize := 100 tasks, err := uc.taskManager.GetInspector().ListArchivedTasks(task.QueueCritical, asynq.Page(page), asynq.PageSize(pageSize)) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } for _, taskInfo := range tasks { taskId, err := strconv.ParseUint(string(taskInfo.Payload), 10, 64) if err != nil { continue } err = uc.taskManager.GetInspector().DeleteTask(task.QueueCritical, taskInfo.ID) if err != nil { uc.logger.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("delete archived task failed: %s", err) } } time.Sleep(1 * time.Minute) } }`

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@jeffphp commented on GitHub (Dec 19, 2025):

I had the same problem. The underlying cause was that I'm using a Managed Redis Service, which closes idle Redis connection after 5 minutes. By default, Redis Client uses connections forever. When it fails during a transaction, it seems that it happens that the Queue gets corrupted.

I now use Redis.UniversalClient driver with these additional settings and now I don't have these issues anymore:
https://github.com/hibiken/asynq/issues/764#issuecomment-3611269765

@jeffphp commented on GitHub (Dec 19, 2025): I had the same problem. The underlying cause was that I'm using a Managed Redis Service, which closes idle Redis connection after 5 minutes. By default, Redis Client uses connections forever. When it fails during a transaction, it seems that it happens that the Queue gets corrupted. I now use Redis.UniversalClient driver with these additional settings and now I don't have these issues anymore: https://github.com/hibiken/asynq/issues/764#issuecomment-3611269765

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