With the Task Queue API, applications can perform work outside of a user request, initiated by a user request.
Tasks queues are an efficient and powerful tool for background processing; they allow your application to define tasks, add them to a queue, and then use the queue to process them in aggregate. You name queues and configure their properties in a configuration file named queue.yaml. A queue can be one of two types—push or pull—based on your needs.
Push queues function only within the App Engine environment. These queues are the best choice for applications whose tasks work only with App Engine tools and services. With push queues, you simply configure a queue and add tasks to it. App Engine handles the rest. Push queues are easier to implement, but are restricted to use within App Engine. For more information about push queues and examples of how to use them, see Using Push Queues.
In summary, push queues allow you to process tasks within App Engine at a steady rate and App Engine scales computing resources according to the number of tasks in your queue.
