# audio/stream-queued
Bytes of PCM still queued in a push stream — the backpressure gate before pushing more.
## Syntax
[audio/stream-queued id]
## Parameters
- `id` — a stream id from `audio/stream-open`
## Examples
set backlog [audio/stream-queued $s] if ($backlog < 131072) { # ~128 KB cap, as the video app uses [audio/stream-push $s $chunk] }
## Returns
number — queued bytes. `%Err{:message}` when the id is unknown or no SDL host is compiled in. The count drains at playback rate as the device consumes the stream.
## See Also
`audio/stream-push`, `audio/stream-clear`, `audio/stream-open`