aid: amazon-sqs
name: Amazon SQS
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.
image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-sqs/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- AWS
- Cloud
- Distributed Systems
- Messaging
- Microservices
- Queue
apis:
- name: Amazon SQS API
  description: RESTful API for Amazon Simple Queue Service operations including queue management, message sending and receiving,
    batch operations, dead-letter queues, and access control.
  image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/sqs/
  baseURL: https://sqs.{region}.amazonaws.com/
  tags:
  - AWS
  - Messaging
  - Queue
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sqs/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-sqs-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/sqs/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/sqs/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/sqs/faqs/
  - type: BestPractices
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sqs/latest/dg/best-practices.html
  - type: SDK
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/tools/
  - type: Tutorials
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sqs/latest/dg/sqs-tutorials.html
  - type: Features
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/sqs/features/
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sqs/latest/dg/sqs-security.html
  - type: Compliance
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/services-in-scope/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/sqs/
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/service_code_examples.html
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-quotas.html
  - type: Regions
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/sqs-service.html
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-release-notes.html
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-sqs-general.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-sqs-messages.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-sqs-permissions.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-sqs-queues.yaml
  contact:
  - FN: AWS Support
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
    email: ''
common:
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/sqs/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.aws.amazon.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/support/home
- type: KnowledgeCenter
  url: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center
- type: CodeExamples
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/code-library/latest/ug/sqs_code_examples.html
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Standard Queues
    description: Maximum throughput, best-effort ordering, and at-least-once delivery for high-volume messaging workloads.
  - name: FIFO Queues
    description: Exactly-once processing and strict ordering guarantees for applications requiring message sequence preservation.
  - name: Dead-Letter Queues
    description: Automatic routing of failed messages to dead-letter queues for debugging and reprocessing.
  - name: Message Move Tasks
    description: Bulk movement of messages between queues for reprocessing dead-letter queue contents.
  - name: Server-Side Encryption
    description: Automatic encryption of messages at rest using AWS KMS keys for data protection.
  - name: Long Polling
    description: Reduced API costs and latency by allowing consumers to wait for messages to arrive before responding.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Microservices Decoupling
    description: Decouple microservices by using SQS queues as asynchronous communication buffers between services.
  - name: Serverless Event Processing
    description: Trigger AWS Lambda functions from SQS messages for event-driven serverless architectures.
  - name: Order Processing Pipelines
    description: Use FIFO queues to ensure ordered processing of e-commerce orders and financial transactions.
  - name: Work Queue Distribution
    description: Distribute compute-intensive tasks across multiple workers using standard queues for parallel processing.
  - name: Batch Job Orchestration
    description: Queue batch processing jobs and manage their execution across distributed compute resources.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Automatically invoke Lambda functions when messages arrive in SQS queues for serverless processing.
  - name: Amazon SNS
    description: Fan out SNS notifications to multiple SQS queues for parallel processing of published messages.
  - name: Amazon EventBridge
    description: Route events from EventBridge to SQS queues for reliable event-driven architectures.
  - name: AWS CloudFormation
    description: Provision and manage SQS queues as infrastructure-as-code using CloudFormation templates.
  - name: Terraform
    description: Create and manage SQS resources using HashiCorp Terraform infrastructure-as-code provider.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com/