sqs:PurgeQueue

Write

sqs:PurgeQueue is a Write access-level action in the sqs service. Grants permission to delete the messages in a queue specified by the queue URL

Resource types

ARNs that sqs:PurgeQueue can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:sqs:${Region}:${Account}:${QueueName}

queue

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants sqs:PurgeQueue.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the tags associated with the resource

Example IAM policy

A minimal policy that allows sqs:PurgeQueue. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowSqsPurgeQueue",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "sqs:PurgeQueue",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Related actions in sqs

sqs:AddPermission Permissions management sqs:CancelMessageMoveTask Write sqs:ChangeMessageVisibility Write sqs:CreateQueue Write sqs:DeleteMessage Write sqs:DeleteQueue Write sqs:GetQueueAttributes Read sqs:GetQueueUrl Read sqs:ListDeadLetterSourceQueues Read sqs:ListMessageMoveTasks Read sqs:ListQueues Read sqs:ListQueueTags Read

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