Amazon SQS

Amazon SQS Messages API

Operations for sending, receiving, and deleting messages in SQS queues

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 10

GET /{accountId}/{queueName} Amazon Sqs Receive Messages From a Queue #
POST /{accountId}/{queueName} Amazon Sqs Send a Message to a Queue #
POST /{accountId}/{queueName}/delete-message Amazon Sqs Delete a Message From a Queue #
POST /{accountId}/{queueName}/send-message-batch Amazon Sqs Send up to 10 Messages to a Queue in a Single Request #
POST /{accountId}/{queueName}/delete-message-batch Amazon Sqs Delete up to 10 Messages From a Queue in a Single Request #
POST /{accountId}/{queueName}/change-message-visibility Amazon Sqs Change the Visibility Timeout of a Message #
POST /{accountId}/{queueName}/change-message-visibility-batch Amazon Sqs Change the Visibility Timeout of Multiple Messages #
POST /{accountId}/{queueName}/start-message-move-task Amazon Sqs Start an Asynchronous Task to Move Messages #
GET /{accountId}/{queueName}/list-message-move-tasks Amazon Sqs List Message Move Tasks #
POST /{accountId}/{queueName}/cancel-message-move-task Amazon Sqs Cancel a Message Move Task #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sqs/
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APIReference
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/APIReference/
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GettingStarted
https://aws.amazon.com/sqs/getting-started/
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BestPractices
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sqs/latest/dg/best-practices.html
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RateLimits
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-quotas.html

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-sqs/refs/heads/main/openapi/amazon-sqs-messages-api-openapi.yml

Code Examples

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CodeExamples
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/service_code_examples.html

Other Resources

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Pricing
https://aws.amazon.com/sqs/pricing/
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FAQ
https://aws.amazon.com/sqs/faqs/
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SDKs
https://aws.amazon.com/tools/
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Tutorials
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sqs/latest/dg/sqs-tutorials.html
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Features
https://aws.amazon.com/sqs/features/
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Security
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sqs/latest/dg/sqs-security.html
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Compliance
https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/services-in-scope/
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CLI
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/sqs/
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Regions
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/sqs-service.html
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ReleaseNotes
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-release-notes.html
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-sqs/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

amazon-sqs-messages-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Amazon SQS Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) Messages API
  description: Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) is a fully managed message queuing service that enables you to decouple and scale microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications.
  version: '2012-11-05'
  contact:
    name: AWS Support
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  x-logo:
    url: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
servers:
- url: https://sqs.{region}.amazonaws.com
  description: Amazon SQS Regional Endpoint
  variables:
    region:
      default: us-east-1
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - af-south-1
      - ap-east-1
      - ap-south-1
      - ap-south-2
      - ap-southeast-1
      - ap-southeast-2
      - ap-southeast-3
      - ap-northeast-1
      - ap-northeast-2
      - ap-northeast-3
      - ca-central-1
      - eu-central-1
      - eu-central-2
      - eu-west-1
      - eu-west-2
      - eu-west-3
      - eu-south-1
      - eu-south-2
      - eu-north-1
      - me-south-1
      - me-central-1
      - sa-east-1
security:
- aws_sig_v4: []
tags:


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