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AWS SQS Integration

This integration enables monitoring of your Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) queues by collecting comprehensive queue performance metrics. With SigNoz's one-click AWS integration, you can track message counts, delays, and processing times.

Amazon SQS is a fully managed message queuing service. Monitoring SQS is essential for understanding queue health, message processing patterns, and ensuring reliable message delivery.

Getting Started

To use the SQS integration:

  1. From the sidebar, navigate to Integrations.
  2. Click Configure on the Amazon Web Services tile.
  3. Navigate to SQS to view dashboards and configure the integration.

For detailed setup instructions, see One-Click AWS Integrations.

AWS SQS Integration Overview in SigNoz
Monitor SQS with SigNoz

What You'll Monitor & Data Collected

This integration collects comprehensive SQS metrics, providing visibility into:

Core SQS Metrics

  • Message Age: Monitor oldest message age.
  • Visible Messages: Track messages available for processing.
  • Messages in Flight: Monitor messages being processed.
  • Delayed Messages: Track delayed message counts.
  • Message Operations: Monitor send, receive, and delete operations.
  • Message Size: Track message payload sizes.

Collected Data Details

📊 Metrics List
Metric NameUnitType
aws_SQS_ApproximateAgeOfOldestMessage_countSecondsGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateAgeOfOldestMessage_maxSecondsGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateAgeOfOldestMessage_minSecondsGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateAgeOfOldestMessage_sumSecondsGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateNumberOfMessagesDelayed_countCountGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateNumberOfMessagesDelayed_maxCountGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateNumberOfMessagesDelayed_minCountGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateNumberOfMessagesDelayed_sumCountGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateNumberOfMessagesNotVisible_countCountGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateNumberOfMessagesNotVisible_maxCountGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateNumberOfMessagesNotVisible_minCountGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateNumberOfMessagesNotVisible_sumCountGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateNumberOfMessagesVisible_countCountGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateNumberOfMessagesVisible_maxCountGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateNumberOfMessagesVisible_minCountGauge
aws_SQS_ApproximateNumberOfMessagesVisible_sumCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfEmptyReceives_countCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfEmptyReceives_maxCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfEmptyReceives_minCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfEmptyReceives_sumCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfMessagesDeleted_countCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfMessagesDeleted_maxCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfMessagesDeleted_minCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfMessagesDeleted_sumCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfMessagesReceived_countCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfMessagesReceived_maxCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfMessagesReceived_minCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfMessagesReceived_sumCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfMessagesSent_countCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfMessagesSent_maxCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfMessagesSent_minCountGauge
aws_SQS_NumberOfMessagesSent_sumCountGauge
aws_SQS_SentMessageSize_countBytesGauge
aws_SQS_SentMessageSize_maxBytesGauge
aws_SQS_SentMessageSize_minBytesGauge
aws_SQS_SentMessageSize_sumBytesGauge

Dashboards

SQS Overview Dashboard

The integration provides a comprehensive overview dashboard with key SQS metrics:

AWS SQS Overview Dashboard
AWS SQS Overview Dashboard

Key visualizations include:

  • Message Age: Monitor oldest message age in queue.
  • Message Counts: Track visible, delayed, and in-flight messages.
  • Message Operations: Analyze send, receive, and delete patterns.
  • Message Size: Monitor payload sizes.

Last updated: December 27, 2025

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