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Dead Letter Queue In AWS

In this article, we will discuss the dead letter queue in AWS.

Purpose

The Dead Letter Queue (DLQ) is the queue used by other queues to store messages that are not processed successfully.

To configure DLQ, create a new queue. Let us name the queue deadletterqueue.

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Create another queue. While creating the queue, select the following values in the Dead-letter queue - Optional section.

Field	Value
Set this queue to receive undeliverable messages	Enabled
Choose queue	< ARN of Dead Letter Queue >
Maximum receives	The maximum limit of the failed messages to be stored in the queue.

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