Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors Examples See Also

DeleteMessageBatch

Deletes up to ten messages from the specified queue. This is a batch version of DeleteMessage. The result of the action on each message is reported individually in the response.

Important

Because the batch request can result in a combination of successful and unsuccessful actions, you should check for batch errors even when the call returns an HTTP status code of 200.

Request Syntax


{
   "Entries": [ 
      { 
         "Id": "string",
         "ReceiptHandle": "string"
      }
   ],
   "QueueUrl": "string"
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

Entries

Lists the receipt handles for the messages to be deleted.

Type: Array of DeleteMessageBatchRequestEntry objects

Required: Yes

QueueUrl

The URL of the Amazon SQS queue from which messages are deleted.

Queue URLs and names are case-sensitive.

Type: String

Required: Yes

Response Syntax


{
   "Failed": [ 
      { 
         "Code": "string",
         "Id": "string",
         "Message": "string",
         "SenderFault": boolean
      }
   ],
   "Successful": [ 
      { 
         "Id": "string"
      }
   ]
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

Failed

A list of BatchResultErrorEntry items.

Type: Array of BatchResultErrorEntry objects

Successful

A list of DeleteMessageBatchResultEntry items.

Type: Array of DeleteMessageBatchResultEntry objects

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

BatchEntryIdsNotDistinct

Two or more batch entries in the request have the same Id.

HTTP Status Code: 400

EmptyBatchRequest

The batch request doesn't contain any entries.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidAddress

The specified ID is invalid.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidBatchEntryId

The Id of a batch entry in a batch request doesn't abide by the specification.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidSecurity

The request was not made over HTTPS or did not use SigV4 for signing.

HTTP Status Code: 400

QueueDoesNotExist

Ensure that the QueueUrl is correct and that the queue has not been deleted.

HTTP Status Code: 400

RequestThrottled

The request was denied due to request throttling.

Exceeds the permitted request rate for the queue or for the recipient of the request.
Ensure that the request rate is within the Amazon SQS limits for sending messages. For more information, see Amazon SQS quotas in the Amazon SQS Developer Guide.

HTTP Status Code: 400

TooManyEntriesInBatchRequest

The batch request contains more entries than permissible. For Amazon SQS, the maximum number of entries you can include in a single SendMessageBatch, DeleteMessageBatch, or ChangeMessageVisibilityBatch request is 10.

HTTP Status Code: 400

UnsupportedOperation

Error code 400. Unsupported operation.

HTTP Status Code: 400

Examples

The following examples show how a DeleteMessageBatch request deletes two messages. You must URL-encode the entire URL. However, in this example only the message body is URL-encoded to make the example easier to read. The structure of AUTHPARAMS depends on the signature of the API request. For more information, see Examples of Signed Signature Version 4 Requests in the AWS General Reference.

Example

Using AWS JSON protocol (Default)

Sample Request


POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
X-Amz-Target: AmazonSQS.DeleteMessageBatch
X-Amz-Date: <Date>
Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.0
Authorization: <AuthParams>
Content-Length: <PayloadSizeBytes>
Connection: Keep-Alive 
{
    "QueueUrl": "https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/177715257436/MyQueue/",
    "Entries": [
        {
            "Id": "msg1",
            "ReceiptHandle": "AQEBaZ+j5qUoOAoxlmrCQPkBm9njMWXqemmIG6shMHCO6fV20JrQYg/AiZ8JELwLwOu5U61W+aIX5Qzu7GGofxJuvzymr4Ph53RiR0mudj4InLSgpSspYeTRDteBye5tV/txbZDdNZxsi+qqZA9xPnmMscKQqF6pGhnGIKrnkYGl45Nl6GPIZv62LrIRb6mSqOn1fn0yqrvmWuuY3w2UzQbaYunJWGxpzZze21EOBtywknU3Je/g7G9is+c6K9hGniddzhLkK1tHzZKjejOU4jokaiB4nmi0dF3JqLzDsQuPF0Gi8qffhEvw56nl8QCbluSJScFhJYvoagGnDbwOnd9z50L239qtFIgETdpKyirlWwl/NGjWJ45dqWpiW3d2Ws7q"
        },
        {
            "Id": "msg2",
            "ReceiptHandle": "AQEB3LQoW7GQWgodQCEJXHjMvO/QkeCHiRldRfLC/E6RUggm+BjpthqxfoUOUn6Vs271qmrBaufFqEmnMKgk2n1EuUBne1pe+hZcrDE8IveUUPmqkUT54FGhAAjPX3oEIryz/XeQ/muKAuLclcZvt2Q+ZDPW8DvZqMa1RoHxOqSq+6kQ4PwgQxB+VqDYvIc/LpHOoL4PTROBXgLPjWrzz/knK6HTzKpqC4ESvFdJ/dkk2nvS0iqYOly5VQknK/lv/rTUOgEYevjJSrNLIPDgZGyvgcLwbm6+yo1cW/c9cPDiVm96gIhVkuiCZ1gtskoOtyroZVPcY71clDG2EPZJeY8akMd3u+sXEMWhiOPFs1cgWQs2ugsL+vdwMCbsZRkXbJv7"
        }
    ]
}

Sample Response


HTTP/1.1 200 OK
x-amzn-RequestId: <requestId>
Content-Length: <>
Date: <Date>
Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.0
{
    "Failed": [],
    "Successful": [
        {
            "Id": "msg2"
        },
        {
            "Id": "msg1"
        }
    ]
}

Example

Using AWS query protocol

Sample Request


POST /177715257436/MyQueue/ HTTP/1.1
Host: sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
X-Amz-Date: <Date>
Authorization: <AuthParams>
Content-Length: <PayloadSizeBytes>
Connection: Keep-Alive
Action=DeleteMessageBatch 
&DeleteMessageBatchRequestEntry.1.Id=msg1 
&DeleteMessageBatchRequestEntry.1.ReceiptHandle=gfk0T0R0waama4fVFffkjPQrrvzMrOg0fTFk2LxT33EuB8wR0ZCFgKWyXGWFoqqpCIiprQUEhir%2F5LeGPpYTLzjqLQxyQYaQALeSNHb0us3uE84uujxpBhsDkZUQkjFFkNqBXn48xlMcVhTcI3YLH%2Bd%2BIqetIOHgBCZAPx6r%2B09dWaBXei6nbK5Ygih21DCDdAwFV68Jo8DXhb3ErEfoDqx7vyvC5nCpdwqv%2BJhU%2FTNGjNN8t51v5c%2FAXvQsAzyZVNapxUrHIt4NxRhKJ72uICcxruyE8eRXlxIVNgeNP8ZEDcw7zZU1Zw%3D%3D 
&DeleteMessageBatchRequestEntry.2.Id=msg2 
&DeleteMessageBatchRequestEntry.2.ReceiptHandle=gfk0T0R0waama4fVFffkjKzmhMCymjQvfTFk2LxT33G4ms5subrE0deLKWSscPU1oD3J9zgeS4PQQ3U30qOumIE6AdAv3w%2F%2Fa1IXW6AqaWhGsEPaLm3Vf6IiWqdM8u5imB%2BNTwj3tQRzOWdTOePjOjPcTpRxBtXix%2BEvwJOZUma9wabv%2BSw6ZHjwmNcVDx8dZXJhVp16Bksiox%2FGrUvrVTCJRTWTLc59oHLLF8sEkKzRmGNzTDGTiV%2BYjHfQj60FD3rVaXmzTsoNxRhKJ72uIHVMGVQiAGgB%2BqAbSqfKHDQtVOmJJgkHug%3D%3D

Sample Response


HTTP/1.1 200 OK
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<DeleteMessageBatchResponse xmlns="http://queue.amazonaws.com/doc/2012-11-05/">
    <DeleteMessageBatchResult>
        <DeleteMessageBatchResultEntry>
            <Id>msg1</Id>
        </DeleteMessageBatchResultEntry>
        <DeleteMessageBatchResultEntry>
            <Id>msg2</Id>
        </DeleteMessageBatchResultEntry>
    </DeleteMessageBatchResult>
    <ResponseMetadata>
        <RequestId>d6f86b7a-74d1-4439-b43f-196a1e29cd85</RequestId>
    </ResponseMetadata>
</DeleteMessageBatchResponse>