https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-getting-started.html
- ID: sqs/getting-started
- Level: beginner
- Core actions:
sqs:CreateQueue,sqs:SendMessage
- Create a standard queue
- Create a dead-letter queue and configure redrive policy
- Send messages (individual and batch)
- Receive and process messages
- Delete processed messages
- Check queue attributes
- Create a FIFO queue and send a message
| Resource | Type |
|---|---|
tut-queue-<random> |
Standard queue |
tut-dlq-<random> |
Dead-letter queue |
tut-fifo-<random>.fifo |
FIFO queue |
Free tier includes 1 million requests/month. This tutorial sends fewer than 10 messages.
~14 seconds
- Getting started with Amazon SQS
- Amazon SQS dead-letter queues
- Amazon SQS FIFO queues
- Sending messages in batches
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | 2026-04-14 |
| Script lines | 110 |
| Exit code | 0 |
| Runtime | 14s |
| Steps | 7 |
| Issues | Fixed f-string quoting |
| Version | v1 |