AWS SQS

Manage message queues with Amazon Simple Queue Service.

Detail	Value
Category	Cloud & Infra
Base URL	https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
Authentication	API Key
Endpoints	8
Connector key	aws-sqs

Using AWS SQS in a workflow

1. Go to Connections and click New Connection.
2. Pick AWS SQS from the marketplace.
3. Enter your credentials (see Authentication above for what's expected).
4. In a workflow, drop an API Call node and select this connection.
5. Pick the operation you need from the Operation dropdown — the full list is below.

Available endpoints

Endpoint	Summary
GET /	List SQS queues
POST /#CreateQueue	Create a queue
POST /#SendMessage	Send a message
POST /#ReceiveMessage	Receive messages
POST /#DeleteMessage	Delete a message
POST /#GetQueueAttributes	Get queue attributes
POST /#PurgeQueue	Purge a queue
POST /#SendMessageBatch	Send messages in batch

Each endpoint is documented in full below. Use the outline on the right to jump to one.

GET /

List SQS queues

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.listQueues
Method	GET
Path	/

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS SQS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.listQueues.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS SQS API reference.

POST /#CreateQueue

Create a queue

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.createQueue
Method	POST
Path	/#CreateQueue

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS SQS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.createQueue.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS SQS API reference.

POST /#SendMessage

Send a message

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.sendMessage
Method	POST
Path	/#SendMessage

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS SQS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.sendMessage.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS SQS API reference.

POST /#ReceiveMessage

Receive messages

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.receiveMessage
Method	POST
Path	/#ReceiveMessage

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS SQS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.receiveMessage.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS SQS API reference.

POST /#DeleteMessage

Delete a message

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.deleteMessage
Method	POST
Path	/#DeleteMessage

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS SQS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.deleteMessage.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS SQS API reference.

POST /#GetQueueAttributes

Get queue attributes

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.getQueueAttributes
Method	POST
Path	/#GetQueueAttributes

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS SQS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.getQueueAttributes.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS SQS API reference.

POST /#PurgeQueue

Purge a queue

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.purgeQueue
Method	POST
Path	/#PurgeQueue

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS SQS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.purgeQueue.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS SQS API reference.

POST /#SendMessageBatch

Send messages in batch

Detail	Value
Operation ID	cloud.sendMessageBatch
Method	POST
Path	/#SendMessageBatch

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your AWS SQS connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select cloud.sendMessageBatch.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream AWS SQS API reference.