Last Updated: November 21, 2025
Focus Areas
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Attach DLQs and monitor message age
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Tune visibility timeouts with retries
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Commands & Queries
aws sqs set-queue-attributes --attributes VisibilityTimeout=30
Set timeouts
aws sqs receive-message --max-number-of-messages 10
Poll safely
aws sns subscribe --protocol sqs
Link SNS to SQS
Summary
DLQs, visibility, and throttles keep SNS+SQS reliable.
💡 Pro Tip:
Always pair queues with dead-letter queues and exponential backoff.