Deleting a message queue

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Updated at June 17, 2026

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To delete a message queue:

Management console

AWS CLI

Terraform

In the management console, select the folder the queue belongs to.
Navigate to Message Queue.
In the row of the queue, click and select Delete.
In the window that opens, click Delete.

Get the URL of the message queue to be deleted:
```
aws sqs list-queues \
  --endpoint <endpoint>
```
Where --endpoint is the endpoint in the https://message-queue.api.cloud.yandex.net/ value.
Delete the message queue:
```
aws sqs delete-queue \
  --queue-url <queue_URL> \
  --endpoint <endpoint>
```
Where:
- --queue-url: URL of the queue to be deleted.
- --endpoint: Endpoint in the https://message-queue.api.cloud.yandex.net/ value.

If you created a message queue using Terraform, you can delete it:

In the command line, navigate to the directory with the Terraform configuration file.
Delete the resources using this command:
```
terraform destroy
```
Alert

Terraform will delete all the resources you created in the current configuration, such as clusters, networks, subnets, and VMs.
Type yes and press Enter.

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