name : delete-message-batch.rst **To delete multiple messages as a batch** This example deletes the specified messages. Command:: aws sqs delete-message-batch --queue-url https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/80398EXAMPLE/MyQueue --entries file://delete-message-batch.json Input file (delete-message-batch.json):: [ { "Id": "FirstMessage", "ReceiptHandle": "AQEB1mgl...Z4GuLw==" }, { "Id": "SecondMessage", "ReceiptHandle": "AQEBLsYM...VQubAA==" } ] Output:: { "Successful": [ { "Id": "FirstMessage" }, { "Id": "SecondMessage" } ] }