aws-sqs:tldr:13110

aws-sqs: Send a specific message to a queue.

$ aws sqs send-message --queue-url https://sqs.${region}.amazonaws.com/${queue_name} --message-body "${message_body}" --delay-seconds ${delay} --message-attributes ${file:--path-to-attributes_file-json}

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This command is used to send a message to an Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) queue using the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI).

Here is a breakdown of the command:

aws sqs send-message: This is the base command for sending a message to an SQS queue using the AWS CLI.
--queue-url https://sqs.${region}.amazonaws.com/${queue_name}: Specifies the URL of the SQS queue where the message needs to be sent. The ${region} and ${queue_name} are variables that need to be replaced with the desired values.
--message-body "${message_body}": Sets the body or content of the message being sent. The ${message_body} is a variable that needs to be replaced with the desired message content.
--delay-seconds ${delay}: Defines the number of seconds the message should be delayed in the queue before it becomes available for processing. The ${delay} is a variable that needs to be replaced with the desired delay in seconds.
--message-attributes ${file:--path-to-attributes_file-json}: Specifies the attributes of the message to be sent. This can be specified using the --message-attributes option followed by a JSON file that contains the attribute values. The ${file:--path-to-attributes_file-json} is a variable indicating the path to the JSON file containing the attribute values.

Make sure to replace the variables (${region}, ${queue_name}, ${message_body}, ${delay}, and ${file:--path-to-attributes_file-json}) with appropriate values based on your requirements.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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