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 V4

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 (V4).

Tools for PowerShell V5

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 (V5).

For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see Using Amazon SQS with an AWS SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.