Getting started with Amazon SQS

This section helps you become more familiar with Amazon SQS by showing you how to manage queues
and messages using the Amazon SQS console.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, complete the steps in Setting up Amazon SQS.

Understanding the Amazon SQS console

When you open the console, choose Queues from the navigation pane
to display the Queues page. The Queues page
provides information about all of your queues in the active region.

The entry for each queue shows the queue type and other information about the queue.
The Type column helps you distinguish standard queues from
First-In-First Out (FIFO) queues at a glance.

From the Queues page, there are two ways to perform actions on a
queue. You can choose the option next to the queue name and then choose the action you
want to perform on the queue.

You can also choose the queue name, which open the Details page
for the queue. The Details page includes the same actions as the
Queues page. In addition, you can choose one of the tabs below
the Details section to view additional configuration details and
actions.