What is @aws-sdk/client-sqs?
The @aws-sdk/client-sqs npm package is a client library for interacting with Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS). It provides methods to perform operations such as creating queues, sending messages, receiving messages, and deleting messages, among others. It is part of the AWS SDK for JavaScript (v3), which is a modular collection of clients for various AWS services.
What are @aws-sdk/client-sqs's main functionalities?
Creating a Queue
This feature allows you to create a new queue in Amazon SQS. The code sample demonstrates how to create a queue named 'MyQueue'.
{"const { SQSClient, CreateQueueCommand } = require('@aws-sdk/client-sqs');
const client = new SQSClient({ region: 'us-west-2' });
const command = new CreateQueueCommand({ QueueName: 'MyQueue' });
client.send(command).then((data) => console.log(data.QueueUrl));"}
Sending a Message
This feature allows you to send a message to a specified queue. The code sample demonstrates how to send a message with the body 'Hello, World!' to a queue with the URL 'QUEUE_URL'.
{"const { SQSClient, SendMessageCommand } = require('@aws-sdk/client-sqs');
const client = new SQSClient({ region: 'us-west-2' });
const command = new SendMessageCommand({ QueueUrl: 'QUEUE_URL', MessageBody: 'Hello, World!' });
client.send(command).then((data) => console.log(data.MessageId));"}
Receiving Messages
This feature allows you to receive messages from a queue. The code sample demonstrates how to receive up to 10 messages from a queue with the URL 'QUEUE_URL'.
{"const { SQSClient, ReceiveMessageCommand } = require('@aws-sdk/client-sqs');
const client = new SQSClient({ region: 'us-west-2' });
const command = new ReceiveMessageCommand({ QueueUrl: 'QUEUE_URL', MaxNumberOfMessages: 10 });
client.send(command).then((data) => console.log(data.Messages));"}
Deleting a Message
This feature allows you to delete a message from a queue using its receipt handle. The code sample demonstrates how to delete a message from a queue with the URL 'QUEUE_URL' using a receipt handle 'RECEIPT_HANDLE'.
{"const { SQSClient, DeleteMessageCommand } = require('@aws-sdk/client-sqs');
const client = new SQSClient({ region: 'us-west-2' });
const command = new DeleteMessageCommand({ QueueUrl: 'QUEUE_URL', ReceiptHandle: 'RECEIPT_HANDLE' });
client.send(command).then(() => console.log('Message deleted successfully.'));"}
Other packages similar to @aws-sdk/client-sqs
aws-sdk
The 'aws-sdk' package is the previous version of the AWS SDK for JavaScript. It provides a monolithic approach compared to the modular '@aws-sdk/client-sqs' package. It includes support for all AWS services in a single package, which can lead to larger bundle sizes if only a few services are needed.
sqs-consumer
The 'sqs-consumer' package is a higher-level abstraction built on top of the AWS SDK. It provides a simple interface to consume messages from an SQS queue. It handles the message lifecycle, including polling for messages, handling errors, and deleting messages after processing. It is less flexible than '@aws-sdk/client-sqs' but can be easier to use for simple queue processing tasks.
sqs-producer
The 'sqs-producer' package is designed to complement 'sqs-consumer' by providing a simple interface for sending messages to an SQS queue. It simplifies the process of producing messages and can be used in conjunction with 'sqs-consumer' for a complete message queue solution. It is more specialized than '@aws-sdk/client-sqs', which offers a broader range of SQS operations.
@aws-sdk/client-sqs
Description
AWS SDK for JavaScript SQS Client for Node.js, Browser and React Native.
Welcome to the Amazon SQS API Reference.
Amazon SQS is a reliable, highly-scalable hosted queue for storing messages as they travel
between applications or microservices. Amazon SQS moves data between distributed application
components and helps you decouple these components.
For information on the permissions you need to use this API, see Identity and access management in the Amazon SQS Developer
Guide.
You can use Amazon Web Services SDKs to access
Amazon SQS using your favorite programming language. The SDKs perform tasks such as the
following automatically:
Additional information
Installing
To install the this package, simply type add or install @aws-sdk/client-sqs
using your favorite package manager:
npm install @aws-sdk/client-sqs
yarn add @aws-sdk/client-sqs
pnpm add @aws-sdk/client-sqs
Getting Started
Import
The AWS SDK is modulized by clients and commands.
To send a request, you only need to import the SQSClient
and
the commands you need, for example ListQueuesCommand
:
const { SQSClient, ListQueuesCommand } = require("@aws-sdk/client-sqs");
import { SQSClient, ListQueuesCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-sqs";
Usage
To send a request, you:
- Initiate client with configuration (e.g. credentials, region).
- Initiate command with input parameters.
- Call
send
operation on client with command object as input. - If you are using a custom http handler, you may call
destroy()
to close open connections.
const client = new SQSClient({ region: "REGION" });
const params = {
};
const command = new ListQueuesCommand(params);
Async/await
We recommend using await
operator to wait for the promise returned by send operation as follows:
try {
const data = await client.send(command);
} catch (error) {
} finally {
}
Async-await is clean, concise, intuitive, easy to debug and has better error handling
as compared to using Promise chains or callbacks.
Promises
You can also use Promise chaining
to execute send operation.
client.send(command).then(
(data) => {
},
(error) => {
}
);
Promises can also be called using .catch()
and .finally()
as follows:
client
.send(command)
.then((data) => {
})
.catch((error) => {
})
.finally(() => {
});
Callbacks
We do not recommend using callbacks because of callback hell,
but they are supported by the send operation.
client.send(command, (err, data) => {
});
v2 compatible style
The client can also send requests using v2 compatible style.
However, it results in a bigger bundle size and may be dropped in next major version. More details in the blog post
on modular packages in AWS SDK for JavaScript
import * as AWS from "@aws-sdk/client-sqs";
const client = new AWS.SQS({ region: "REGION" });
try {
const data = await client.listQueues(params);
} catch (error) {
}
client
.listQueues(params)
.then((data) => {
})
.catch((error) => {
});
client.listQueues(params, (err, data) => {
});
Troubleshooting
When the service returns an exception, the error will include the exception information,
as well as response metadata (e.g. request id).
try {
const data = await client.send(command);
} catch (error) {
const { requestId, cfId, extendedRequestId } = error.$metadata;
console.log({ requestId, cfId, extendedRequestId });
}
Getting Help
Please use these community resources for getting help.
We use the GitHub issues for tracking bugs and feature requests, but have limited bandwidth to address them.
To test your universal JavaScript code in Node.js, browser and react-native environments,
visit our code samples repo.
Contributing
This client code is generated automatically. Any modifications will be overwritten the next time the @aws-sdk/client-sqs
package is updated.
To contribute to client you can check our generate clients scripts.
License
This SDK is distributed under the
Apache License, Version 2.0,
see LICENSE for more information.
Client Commands (Operations List)
AddPermission
Command API Reference / Input / Output
CancelMessageMoveTask
Command API Reference / Input / Output
ChangeMessageVisibility
Command API Reference / Input / Output
ChangeMessageVisibilityBatch
Command API Reference / Input / Output
CreateQueue
Command API Reference / Input / Output
DeleteMessage
Command API Reference / Input / Output
DeleteMessageBatch
Command API Reference / Input / Output
DeleteQueue
Command API Reference / Input / Output
GetQueueAttributes
Command API Reference / Input / Output
GetQueueUrl
Command API Reference / Input / Output
ListDeadLetterSourceQueues
Command API Reference / Input / Output
ListMessageMoveTasks
Command API Reference / Input / Output
ListQueues
Command API Reference / Input / Output
ListQueueTags
Command API Reference / Input / Output
PurgeQueue
Command API Reference / Input / Output
ReceiveMessage
Command API Reference / Input / Output
RemovePermission
Command API Reference / Input / Output
SendMessage
Command API Reference / Input / Output
SendMessageBatch
Command API Reference / Input / Output
SetQueueAttributes
Command API Reference / Input / Output
StartMessageMoveTask
Command API Reference / Input / Output
TagQueue
Command API Reference / Input / Output
UntagQueue
Command API Reference / Input / Output