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AWS SQS

Send, receive, and manage messages on Amazon SQS queues.

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This documentation is compiled from our integration source code, internal specs for AWS SQS, its official API documentation and anonymized requests logs we collect from our support team[2].

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AWS SQS requires an active account and an API access token from your account settings to connect — both are set up on its own site.[3]

  • Access Key IDtextRequired

    IAM access key.

    [1]
  • Secret Access KeypasswordRequired

    Stored encrypted. Marker for SigV4 signing.

    [1]
  • RegiontextRequired

    e.g. us-east-1. Drives host.

    [1]
  • ServiceselectRequired

    Amazon SQS signing name. Leave as sqs.

    [1]
  • Session Tokenpassword

    Temporary STS credentials.

    [1]
  1. Log in to your WEXTL account, add the AWS SQS node module to your workflow, and click Create new credential.
  2. Optional: In the Credential name field, enter a name for the credential.
  3. Enter the authentication credentials you copied from your AWS SQS account, or follow the on-screen instructions to create the credential.
  4. If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access.
  5. If you want to make changes to your credential in the future, follow the steps in Manage credentials →

Notes

Credentials are org-scoped; share them with teammates from the Credentials picker on any of its nodes.For detailed information on connecting an application, see Connect an application →

Look for AWS SQS templates in the WEXTL template library.

Browse templates →
  1. WEXTL® AWS SQS Source Code connector implementation.
  2. Our users use cases and automations.
  3. Official API Documentation for AWS SQS.
  4. WEXTL® visual workflow builder data.

Last updated: Sep 1, 2026 22:26