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Using queues in Amazon SQS

This Python example shows you how to:

  • Get a list of all of your message queues
  • Obtain the URL for a particular queue
  • Create and delete queues

The scenario

In this example, Python code is used to work with queues. The code uses the AWS SDK for Python to use queues using these methods of the AWS.SQS client class:

For more information about Amazon SQS messages, see How Queues Work in the Amazon Simple Queue Service Developer Guide.

List your queues

The example below shows how to:

Example

import boto3

# Create SQS client
sqs = boto3.client('sqs')

# List SQS queues
response = sqs.list_queues()

print(response['QueueUrls'])

Create a queue

The example below shows how to:

Example

import boto3

# Create SQS client
sqs = boto3.client('sqs')

# Create a SQS queue
response = sqs.create_queue(
    QueueName='SQS_QUEUE_NAME',
    Attributes={
        'DelaySeconds': '60',
        'MessageRetentionPeriod': '86400'
    }
)

print(response['QueueUrl'])

Get the URL for a queue

The example below shows how to:

Example

import boto3

# Create SQS client
sqs = boto3.client('sqs')

# Get URL for SQS queue
response = sqs.get_queue_url(QueueName='SQS_QUEUE_NAME')

print(response['QueueUrl'])

Delete a queue

The example below shows how to:

Example

import boto3

# Create SQS client
sqs = boto3.client('sqs')

# Delete SQS queue
sqs.delete_queue(QueueUrl='SQS_QUEUE_URL')