Delete Queue
The SQS DeleteQueue activity deletes a queue from the AWS backend.
General
On the General tab, you can establish a connection to the Amazon server. The following table lists the configurations on the General tab of the DeleteQueue activity.
| Field | Module Property | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | No | Name to be displayed as a label for the activity in the process. |
| SQS Client | Yes | Select SQS Client configuration either from an existing resource or create a new resource, by using the
Choose/Create Default Resource icon
 .
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| Purge Queue | No | Select to delete the messages in a queue.
Note: This operation deletes only the messages in the queue but not the queue itself.
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Description
On the Description tab, you can provide a short description for the DeleteQueue activity.
Input
On the Input tab, you can specify input values for the DeleteQueue activity. The following table lists the input element on the Input tab of the DeleteQueue activity.
| Input Item | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| QueueName | String | Required. The name of the queue to be deleted. |
Output
This activity does not generate any output.
Fault
The Fault tab lists exceptions that are generated by this activity.
| Fault | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SQSException | N/A | Any exception generated by the activity after execution. It has the following fields: ErrorCode and ErrorMessage. |
| ErrorCode | String | The plug-in error code for the exception. For more information, see Error Codes topic. |
| ErrorMessage | String | The plug-in error message for the exception. This frequently contains the error message from the AWS SQS API call that failed. |