name : create-queue.rst **To create a queue** This example creates a queue with the specified name, sets the message retention period to 3 days (3 days * 24 hours * 60 minutes * 60 seconds), and sets the queue's dead letter queue to the specified queue with a maximum receive count of 1,000 messages. Command:: aws sqs create-queue --queue-name MyQueue --attributes file://create-queue.json Input file (create-queue.json):: { "RedrivePolicy": "{\"deadLetterTargetArn\":\"arn:aws:sqs:us-east-1:80398EXAMPLE:MyDeadLetterQueue\",\"maxReceiveCount\":\"1000\"}", "MessageRetentionPeriod": "259200" } Output:: { "QueueUrl": "https://queue.amazonaws.com/80398EXAMPLE/MyQueue" }