CXone OData v2 real-time queue stats returning stale data

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Stuck on extracting real-time queue stats from CXone using the v2 Reporting API OData endpoint. My GraphQL gateway hits GET /api/v2/reporting/queues/real-time?$filter=queueId eq ‘xyz’ but the returned waitTime values are consistently 5 minutes old compared to the UI. I’m using standard bearer auth and no caching layers in the resolver. Does the OData query require a specific timestamp parameter or header to force a fresh aggregation from the streaming engine?

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It depends, but generally… OData isn’t built for sub-second latency. For truly real-time queue metrics, consider the Data Streaming API. Here’s how you subscribe to queue events using the Node.js SDK:

const client = require('cxone-node-sdk');
client.events.subscribe('routing.queue.events', (event) => {
 console.log(event); // Process queue updates
});

WaitTime values are consistently 5 minutes old compared to the UI.

This delivers immediate event-driven updates instead of aggregated snapshots. Also, verify your OData $select includes all necessary fields; missing fields can impact data freshness.