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GET

/{AccountNumber}/{QueueName}/#Action=PurgeQueue

http://sqs.{region}.amazonaws.com/{AccountNumber}/{QueueName}/#Action=PurgeQueue

Deletes the messages in a queue specified by the <code>QueueURL</code> parameter. <important> When you use the <code>PurgeQueue</code> action, you can't retrieve any messages deleted from a queue. The message deletion process takes up to 60 seconds. We recommend waiting for 60 seconds regardless of your queue's size. </important> Messages sent to the queue before you call <code>PurgeQueue</code> might be received but are deleted within the next minute. Messages sent to the queue after you call <code>PurgeQueue</code> might be deleted while the queue is being purged.

Access Token Required: API Key

Path Parameters

AccountNumberintegerrequired

The AWS account number

QueueNamestringrequired

The name of the queue

Query Params

Actionstringrequired

Allowed:

Versionstringrequired

Allowed:

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request GET \
2     --url 'http://sqs.{region}.amazonaws.com/{AccountNumber}/{QueueName}/#Action=PurgeQueue' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}

GET

/{AccountNumber}/{QueueName}/#Action=PurgeQueue

http://sqs.{region}.amazonaws.com/{AccountNumber}/{QueueName}/#Action=PurgeQueue

Deletes the messages in a queue specified by the <code>QueueURL</code> parameter. <important> When you use the <code>PurgeQueue</code> action, you can't retrieve any messages deleted from a queue. The message deletion process takes up to 60 seconds. We recommend waiting for 60 seconds regardless of your queue's size. </important> Messages sent to the queue before you call <code>PurgeQueue</code> might be received but are deleted within the next minute. Messages sent to the queue after you call <code>PurgeQueue</code> might be deleted while the queue is being purged.

Access Token Required: API Key

Path Parameters

AccountNumberintegerrequired

The AWS account number

QueueNamestringrequired

The name of the queue

Query Params

Actionstringrequired

Allowed:

Versionstringrequired

Allowed:

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request GET \
2     --url 'http://sqs.{region}.amazonaws.com/{AccountNumber}/{QueueName}/#Action=PurgeQueue' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}

GET

/{AccountNumber}/{QueueName}/#Action=PurgeQueue

http://sqs.{region}.amazonaws.com/{AccountNumber}/{QueueName}/#Action=PurgeQueue

Deletes the messages in a queue specified by the <code>QueueURL</code> parameter. <important> When you use the <code>PurgeQueue</code> action, you can't retrieve any messages deleted from a queue. The message deletion process takes up to 60 seconds. We recommend waiting for 60 seconds regardless of your queue's size. </important> Messages sent to the queue before you call <code>PurgeQueue</code> might be received but are deleted within the next minute. Messages sent to the queue after you call <code>PurgeQueue</code> might be deleted while the queue is being purged.

Access Token Required: API Key

Path Parameters

AccountNumberintegerrequired

The AWS account number

QueueNamestringrequired

The name of the queue

Query Params

Actionstringrequired

Allowed:

Versionstringrequired

Allowed:

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request GET \
2     --url 'http://sqs.{region}.amazonaws.com/{AccountNumber}/{QueueName}/#Action=PurgeQueue' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}

GET

/{AccountNumber}/{QueueName}/#Action=PurgeQueue

http://sqs.{region}.amazonaws.com/{AccountNumber}/{QueueName}/#Action=PurgeQueue

Deletes the messages in a queue specified by the <code>QueueURL</code> parameter. <important> When you use the <code>PurgeQueue</code> action, you can't retrieve any messages deleted from a queue. The message deletion process takes up to 60 seconds. We recommend waiting for 60 seconds regardless of your queue's size. </important> Messages sent to the queue before you call <code>PurgeQueue</code> might be received but are deleted within the next minute. Messages sent to the queue after you call <code>PurgeQueue</code> might be deleted while the queue is being purged.

Access Token Required: API Key

Path Parameters

AccountNumberintegerrequired

The AWS account number

QueueNamestringrequired

The name of the queue

Query Params

Actionstringrequired

Allowed:

Versionstringrequired

Allowed:

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request GET \
2     --url 'http://sqs.{region}.amazonaws.com/{AccountNumber}/{QueueName}/#Action=PurgeQueue' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}