using Azure Storage Queues

CloudStorageAccount storageAccount = CloudStorageAccount.Parse
   (CloudConfigurationManager.GetSetting("StorageConnectionString"));
   
CloudQueueClient queueClient = storageAccount.CreateCloudQueueClient();

CloudQueue queue = queueClient.GetQueueReference("applicationqueue");
await queue.CreateIfNotExistsAsync();

CloudQueueMessage peekedMessage = await queue.PeekMessageAsync();
if (peekedMessage != null)
{
   Console.WriteLine("The peeked message is: {0}", peekedMessage.AsString);
}

CloudQueueMessage message = await queue.GetMessageAsync();