sqs:ReceiveMessage

Read

sqs:ReceiveMessage is a Read access-level action in the sqs service. Grants permission to retrieve one or more messages, with a maximum limit of 10 messages, from the specified queue

Resource types

ARNs that sqs:ReceiveMessage 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:ReceiveMessage.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the tags associated with the resource

Example IAM policy

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

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

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