# aws_sqs

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt). Component-specific: [connect-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect-full.txt)

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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/inputs/aws_sqs.md -->

**Type:** Input ▼

[Input](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/inputs/aws_sqs/)[Output](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/outputs/aws_sqs/)

**Available in:** [Cloud](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/develop/connect/components/inputs/aws_sqs/%20%22View%20the%20Cloud%20version%20of%20this%20component%22), Self-Managed

Consume messages from an AWS SQS URL.

#### Common

```yml
inputs:
  label: ""
  aws_sqs:
    url: "" # No default (required)
    max_outstanding_messages: 1000
```

#### Advanced

```yml
inputs:
  label: ""
  aws_sqs:
    url: "" # No default (required)
    delete_message: true
    reset_visibility: true
    max_number_of_messages: 10
    max_outstanding_messages: 1000
    wait_time_seconds: 0
    message_timeout: 30s
    region: "" # No default (optional)
    endpoint: "" # No default (optional)
    tcp:
      connect_timeout: 0s
      keep_alive:
        idle: 15s
        interval: 15s
        count: 9
      tcp_user_timeout: 0s
    credentials:
      profile: "" # No default (optional)
      id: "" # No default (optional)
      secret: "" # No default (optional)
      token: "" # No default (optional)
      from_ec2_role: "" # No default (optional)
      role: "" # No default (optional)
      role_external_id: "" # No default (optional)
```

## [](#credentials)Credentials

By default, Redpanda Connect uses a shared credentials file when connecting to AWS services. You can also set credentials explicitly at the component level, which allows you to transfer data across accounts. To find out more, see [Amazon Web Services](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/guides/cloud/aws/).

## [](#metadata)Metadata

This input adds the following metadata fields to each message:

-   sqs\_message\_id

-   sqs\_receipt\_handle

-   sqs\_approximate\_receive\_count

-   All message attributes


You can access these metadata fields using [function interpolation](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/configuration/interpolation/#bloblang-queries).

## [](#fields)Fields

### [](#credentials-2)`credentials`

Optional manual configuration of AWS credentials to use. More information can be found in [Amazon Web Services](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/guides/cloud/aws/).

**Type**: `object`

### [](#credentials-from_ec2_role)`credentials.from_ec2_role`

Use the credentials of a host EC2 machine configured to assume [an IAM role associated with the instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_use_switch-role-ec2.html).

Requires version 4.2.0 or later.

**Type**: `bool`

### [](#credentials-id)`credentials.id`

The ID of credentials to use.

**Type**: `string`

### [](#credentials-profile)`credentials.profile`

A profile from `~/.aws/credentials` to use.

**Type**: `string`

### [](#credentials-role)`credentials.role`

A role ARN to assume.

**Type**: `string`

### [](#credentials-role_external_id)`credentials.role_external_id`

An external ID to provide when assuming a role.

**Type**: `string`

### [](#credentials-secret)`credentials.secret`

The secret for the credentials being used.

> ⚠️ **CAUTION**
>
> This field contains sensitive information that usually shouldn’t be added to a configuration directly. For more information, see [Secrets](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/configuration/secrets/).

**Type**: `string`

### [](#credentials-token)`credentials.token`

The token for the credentials being used, required when using short term credentials.

**Type**: `string`

### [](#delete_message)`delete_message`

Whether to delete the consumed message when it’s acknowledged. Set to `false` to handle the deletion using a different mechanism.

**Type**: `bool`

**Default**: `true`

### [](#endpoint)`endpoint`

Allows you to specify a custom endpoint for the AWS API.

**Type**: `string`

### [](#max_number_of_messages)`max_number_of_messages`

The maximum number of messages that Redpanda Connect can return each time it polls the SQS URL. Enter values from `1` to `10` only.

**Type**: `int`

**Default**: `10`

### [](#max_outstanding_messages)`max_outstanding_messages`

The maximum number of pending messages that Redpanda Connect can have in flight at the same time.

**Type**: `int`

**Default**: `1000`

### [](#message_timeout)`message_timeout`

The maximum time allowed to process a received message before Redpanda Connect refreshes the [receipt handle](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-queue-message-identifiers.html), and the message becomes visible in the queue again. Redpanda Connect attempts to refresh the receipt handle after half of the timeout has elapsed.

**Type**: `string`

**Default**: `30s`

### [](#region)`region`

The AWS region to target.

**Type**: `string`

### [](#reset_visibility)`reset_visibility`

Whether to set the visibility timeout of the consumed message to zero if Redpanda Connect receives a negative acknowledgement. Set to `false` to use the [queue’s visibility timeout](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-visibility-timeout.html) for each message rather than releasing the message immediately for reprocessing.

Requires version 3.58.0 or later.

**Type**: `bool`

**Default**: `true`

### [](#tcp)`tcp`

Configure TCP socket-level settings to optimize network performance and reliability. These low-level controls are useful for:

-   **High-latency networks**: Increase `connect_timeout` to allow more time for connection establishment

-   **Long-lived connections**: Configure `keep_alive` settings to detect and recover from stale connections

-   **Unstable networks**: Tune keep-alive probes to balance between quick failure detection and avoiding false positives

-   **Linux systems with specific requirements**: Use `tcp_user_timeout` (Linux 2.6.37+) to control data acknowledgment timeouts


Most users should keep the default values. Only modify these settings if you’re experiencing connection stability issues or have specific network requirements.

**Type**: `object`

### [](#tcp-connect_timeout)`tcp.connect_timeout`

Maximum amount of time a dial will wait for a connect to complete. Zero disables.

**Type**: `string`

**Default**: `0s`

### [](#tcp-keep_alive)`tcp.keep_alive`

TCP keep-alive probe configuration.

**Type**: `object`

### [](#tcp-keep_alive-count)`tcp.keep_alive.count`

Maximum unanswered keep-alive probes before dropping the connection. Zero defaults to 9.

**Type**: `int`

**Default**: `9`

### [](#tcp-keep_alive-idle)`tcp.keep_alive.idle`

Duration the connection must be idle before sending the first keep-alive probe. Zero defaults to 15s. Negative values disable keep-alive probes.

**Type**: `string`

**Default**: `15s`

### [](#tcp-keep_alive-interval)`tcp.keep_alive.interval`

Duration between keep-alive probes. Zero defaults to 15s.

**Type**: `string`

**Default**: `15s`

### [](#tcp-tcp_user_timeout)`tcp.tcp_user_timeout`

Maximum time to wait for acknowledgment of transmitted data before killing the connection. Linux-only (kernel 2.6.37+), ignored on other platforms. When enabled, keep\_alive.idle must be greater than this value per RFC 5482. Zero disables.

**Type**: `string`

**Default**: `0s`

### [](#url)`url`

The SQS URL to consume from.

**Type**: `string`

### [](#wait_time_seconds)`wait_time_seconds`

Whether to set a wait time (in seconds). Enter values from `1` to `20` to enable wait times and to activate [log polling](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/sqs-short-and-long-polling.html) for queued messages.

**Type**: `int`

**Default**: `0`