# Setting up queue hopping
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When you set up queue hopping, you specify the *submission queue*, the *wait time*, and the *destination queue*. Typically, the submission queue is a reserved queue and the destination queue is an on-demand queue. The following tabs show different options for setting up queue hopping. 

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#### [ Console ]

To set up queue hopping in the MediaConvert console:

1. On the **Create job** page, choose **Job management**.

1. Enable **Queue hopping**.

1. Enter the amount of time until your job can hop with **Wait minutes**.

1. For **Destination queue**, choose the queue that you want your job to hop to if it stays in the submission queue beyond its wait time.

1. Optionally, specify a new **Job priority** if your job hops to its destination queue. For more information, see [Setting priority for hopped jobs](job-priority-and-queue-hopping.md).

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

To set up queue hopping in the API, SDK, or the AWS CLI, configure the settings for queue hopping 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 hops to an on-demand queue after 10 minutes.

```
{
    "Settings": {
        "OutputGroups": [...],
        "Inputs": [...]
    },
    "HopDestinations": [
        {
        "WaitMinutes": 10,
        "Queue": "arn:aws:mediaconvert:us-west-2:111122223333:queues/ondemandqueue",
        "Priority": 0
        }
    ]
}
```

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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