AWS.SimpleQueueService.NonExistentQueue ☁️ AWS

SQS: The specified queue does not exist (AWS.SimpleQueueService.NonExistentQueue / QueueDoesNotExist)

The queue URL/name doesn’t exist in that region/account, or it was deleted (recently deleted names are blocked for 60 seconds).

Seen on: AWS

Meaning

Queue URLs include the account and region. Using a URL from another environment, wrong region, or a FIFO queue name without .fifo all fail. After deleting a queue, you must wait 60 seconds to recreate the same name.

Common causes

  • Wrong region or account
  • Queue deleted or never created
  • FIFO queue name missing .fifo
  • Recreating within 60 seconds of deletion

⚡ Quick fix

  1. aws sqs get-queue-url --queue-name name --region r
  2. Use the full URL from config per environment
  3. Wait 60 seconds after deletion

Detailed fix by platform

AWS CLI

  1. aws sqs get-queue-url --queue-name orders.fifo --region eu-west-1

How to diagnose

  1. URL — Account/region in the URL
  2. Name — .fifo suffix?

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