# JobQueue.start() method · @imqueue/job

Source: https://imqueue.org/api/job/latest/job.jobqueue.start/
Published: 2026-07-31
Author: @imqueue maintainers (https://github.com/imqueue)
Package: @imqueue/job 3.0.3 — generated reference, not hand-written

Starts processing the job queue, refusing to start without a handler.

**Signature:**

```typescript
start(): Promise<JobQueue<T>>;
```
**Returns:**

Promise<[JobQueue](https://imqueue.org/api/job/latest/job.jobqueue/)<T>>

this queue, once the broker connection is up

## Exceptions

TypeError if no handler has been registered with [JobQueue.onPop()](https://imqueue.org/api/job/latest/job.jobqueue.onpop/) — a combined queue with nothing to consume its own jobs is treated as a mistake rather than started