Use PurgeQueue with a CLI - AWS SDK Code Examples

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Use PurgeQueue with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use PurgeQueue.

CLI
AWS CLI

To purge a queue

This example deletes all messages in the specified queue.

Command:

aws sqs purge-queue --queue-url https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/80398EXAMPLE/MyNewQueue

Output:

None.

  • For API details, see PurgeQueue in AWS CLI Command Reference.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example deletes all messages from the specified queue.

Clear-SQSQueue -QueueUrl https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/80398EXAMPLE/MyQueue

  • For API details, see PurgeQueue in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.