Amazon SQS Tags API

The Tags API from Amazon SQS — 1 operation(s) for tags.

Operations 3

GET /{accountId}/{queueName}/tags Amazon Sqs List All Tags for a Queue #
POST /{accountId}/{queueName}/tags Amazon Sqs Add Tags to a Queue #
DELETE /{accountId}/{queueName}/tags Amazon Sqs Remove Tags From a Queue #

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OpenAPI Specification

amazon-sqs-tags-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Amazon SQS Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) Tags 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:
- name: Tags
paths:
  /{accountId}/{queueName}/tags:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountId'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/QueueName'
    get:
      operationId: ListQueueTags
      summary: Amazon Sqs List All Tags for a Queue
      description: List all cost allocation tags added to the specified Amazon SQS queue.
      tags:
      - Tags
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ListQueueTags
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Tags retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListQueueTagsResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: TagQueue
      summary: Amazon Sqs Add Tags to a Queue
      description: Add cost allocation tags to the specified Amazon SQS queue. Tags are key-value pairs. For a full list of tag restrictions, see Quotas related to queues in the Amazon SQS Developer Guide. When you use queue tags, keep in mind that SQS supports a maximum of 50 tags per queue.
      tags:
      - Tags
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - Action
              - Tag.1.Key
              - Tag.1.Value
              properties:
                Action:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - TagQueue
                Tag.1.Key:
                  type: string
                  description: The key of the first tag
                Tag.1.Value:
                  type: string
                  description: The value of the first tag
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Tags added successfully
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: UntagQueue
      summary: Amazon Sqs Remove Tags From a Queue
      description: Remove cost allocation tags from the specified Amazon SQS queue.
      tags:
      - Tags
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - UntagQueue
      - name: TagKey.1
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The tag key to remove
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Tags removed successfully
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    GenericResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        ResponseMetadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseMetadata'
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        Error:
          type: object
          properties:
            Type:
              type: string
              description: The error type (Sender or Receiver)
              enum:
              - Sender
              - Receiver
            Code:
              type: string
              description: The error code
              examples:
              - AWS.SimpleQueueService.NonExistentQueue
              - AWS.SimpleQueueService.QueueDeletedRecently
              - InvalidParameterValue
              - MissingParameter
              - QueueAlreadyExists
              - OverLimit
              - AccessDenied
              - InvalidAddress
              - InvalidAction
              - InvalidAttributeName
              - InvalidAttributeValue
              - InvalidBatchEntryId
              - TooManyEntriesInBatchRequest
              - BatchEntryIdsNotDistinct
              - EmptyBatchRequest
              - BatchRequestTooLong
              - UnsupportedOperation
              - PurgeQueueInProgress
              - MessageNotInflight
              - ReceiptHandleIsInvalid
              - ResourceNotFoundException
            Message:
              type: string
              description: A human-readable description of the error
          example: example_value
        RequestId:
          type: string
          description: The unique request identifier
          example: '500123'
    ResponseMetadata:
      type: object
      properties:
        RequestId:
          type: string
          description: A unique identifier for the request
          example: '500123'
    ListQueueTagsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        ListQueueTagsResult:
          type: object
          properties:
            Tag:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  Key:
                    type: string
                  Value:
                    type: string
          example: example_value
        ResponseMetadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseMetadata'
  parameters:
    AccountId:
      name: accountId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The AWS account ID of the queue owner
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^\d{12}$
    QueueName:
      name: queueName
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The name of the queue. For FIFO queues, the name must end with the .fifo suffix.
      schema:
        type: string
        maxLength: 80
  securitySchemes:
    aws_sig_v4:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: AWS Signature Version 4 authentication. All SQS API requests must be signed using AWS credentials (Access Key ID and Secret Access Key). The signature is included in the Authorization header.
externalDocs:
  description: Amazon SQS API Reference
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/APIReference/