# IQueueAdapterReceiver.GetQueueMessagesAsync(int, CancellationToken)

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.streaming/orleans.streams.iqueueadapterreceiver/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.streaming/orleans.streams.iqueueadapterreceiver/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/b7a9e3e1c9c54b3cec3a467c5734bf7744541bcf/src/Orleans.Streaming/QueueAdapters/IQueueAdapterReceiver.cs#L37)

```csharp
public virtual Task<IList<IBatchContainer>> GetQueueMessagesAsync(int maxCount, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
```

Retrieves batches from a message queue.

### Parameters

- `maxCount` (`int`): The maximum number of message batches to retrieve.
- `cancellationToken` (`CancellationToken`): The cancellation token.

### Returns

The message batches.