# Setting priority for hopped jobs
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When you set up a job for queue hopping, you can specify the priority for the job in the new queue. If you don't specify a new priority, the job keeps the priority number from its submission queue. 

If you use different guidelines for choosing the values for `priority` between the two queues, make sure to specify a new priority value for the job in the destination queue.

For information about setting the job's priority within the submission queue, see [Setting job priority](setting-the-priority-of-a-job.md).

The following tabs provide different options for setting the priority of a hopped job. 

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#### [ Console  ]

To set the priority of a hopped job in the MediaConvert console:

1. Open the [Create job](https://console.aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/home#/jobs/create) page in the MediaConvert console.

1. Choose **Job management** from the **Job settings** menu.

1. Enable **Queue hopping**.

1. Enter the **Job priority** for when your job hops to its destination queue.

1. Enter both **Wait minutes** and **Destination queue**. For more information, see [Moving a job to a different queue](setting-up-queue-hopping-to-avoid-long-waits.md).

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#### [ API, SDK, or the AWS CLI  ]

You can set up a hopped jobs new priority by using the API, SDK, or the AWS CLI. To set it up, configure `Priority` under `HopDestinations`. This property is a direct child of `Jobs`, which is in the top level of the JSON job specification.

The following is an excerpt of a job settings JSON that sets a hopped job's priority to 25.

```
{
	"Settings": {
		"OutputGroups": [...],
		"Inputs": [...]
	},
	"HopDestinations": [
		{
			"WaitMinutes": 10,
			"Queue": "arn:aws:mediaconvert:us-west-2:111122223333:queues/ondemandqueue",
			"Priority": 25
		}
	]
}
```

For more information, see the MediaConvert [API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/latest/apireference/jobs.html#jobs-model-hopdestination).

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