When your Azure Function needs to do something that takes minutes, you can't do it directly from an HTTP trigger. This article walks through the queue-based pattern used to run long jobs reliably, with no timeout worries.
The Problem: HTTP Triggers and Long-Running Jobs Don't Mix
Here's a situation you've probably run into: you have a job that needs to loop over dozens of Azure resources, call APIs, and do real work...
Updated Jun 04, 2026
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