# Managing an Amazon SQS queue
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Learn how to manage Amazon SQS queues using the console, including editing queue settings, receiving and deleting messages, confirming queue emptiness, and deleting or purging queues. Understand best practices for efficient message handling, such as using long polling, managing visibility timeouts, and verifying metrics through monitoring dashboards or the AWS CLI. Follow practical steps to maintain queues and handle messages effectively while minimizing disruptions.

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for Amazon Simple Queue Service. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query AWSSimpleQueueService` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).