Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) is a fully managed message queuing service that enables you to decouple and scale microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications. SQS eliminates the complexity and overhead associated with managing and operating message-oriented middleware, and empowers developers to focus on differentiating work.
When attempting to create a new queue in AWS SQS, you may encounter the error code AWS.SimpleQueueService.QueueNameExists. This error indicates that the queue name you are trying to use is already taken by an existing queue.
Upon executing a command to create a queue, the operation fails, and you receive an error message similar to the following:
AWS.SimpleQueueService.QueueNameExists: A queue with the same name already exists.
The AWS.SimpleQueueService.QueueNameExists error occurs when you attempt to create a queue with a name that is already in use within your AWS account. Queue names must be unique within the same AWS region and account. This ensures that messages are sent to the correct queue without any ambiguity.
This issue typically arises when there is a naming conflict. It could be due to a previous queue that was created and not deleted, or a concurrent operation that created a queue with the same name.
To resolve this issue, you can either choose a different name for your new queue or delete the existing queue if it is no longer needed. Here are the steps to follow:
aws sqs list-queues
aws sqs create-queue --queue-name YourUniqueQueueName
aws sqs delete-queue --queue-url https://sqs..amazonaws.com//
For more information on managing queues in AWS SQS, you can refer to the following resources:
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