name : get-queue-attributes.rst **To get a queue's attributes** This example gets all of the specified queue's attributes. Command:: aws sqs get-queue-attributes --queue-url https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/80398EXAMPLE/MyQueue --attribute-names All Output:: { "Attributes": { "ApproximateNumberOfMessagesNotVisible": "0", "RedrivePolicy": "{\"deadLetterTargetArn\":\"arn:aws:sqs:us-east-1:80398EXAMPLE:MyDeadLetterQueue\",\"maxReceiveCount\":1000}", "MessageRetentionPeriod": "345600", "ApproximateNumberOfMessagesDelayed": "0", "MaximumMessageSize": "262144", "CreatedTimestamp": "1442426968", "ApproximateNumberOfMessages": "0", "ReceiveMessageWaitTimeSeconds": "0", "DelaySeconds": "0", "VisibilityTimeout": "30", "LastModifiedTimestamp": "1442426968", "QueueArn": "arn:aws:sqs:us-east-1:80398EXAMPLE:MyNewQueue" } } This example gets only the specified queue's maximum message size and visibility timeout attributes. Command:: aws sqs get-queue-attributes --queue-url https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/80398EXAMPLE/MyNewQueue --attribute-names MaximumMessageSize VisibilityTimeout Output:: { "Attributes": { "VisibilityTimeout": "30", "MaximumMessageSize": "262144" } }