**To get a queue's attributes**

This example gets all of the specified queue's attributes.

Command::

  aws sqs get-queue-attributes --queue-url https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/80398EXAMPLE/MyQueue --attribute-names All

Output::

  {
    "Attributes": {
      "ApproximateNumberOfMessagesNotVisible": "0",
      "RedrivePolicy": "{\"deadLetterTargetArn\":\"arn:aws:sqs:us-east-1:80398EXAMPLE:MyDeadLetterQueue\",\"maxReceiveCount\":1000}",
      "MessageRetentionPeriod": "345600",
      "ApproximateNumberOfMessagesDelayed": "0",
      "MaximumMessageSize": "262144",
      "CreatedTimestamp": "1442426968",
      "ApproximateNumberOfMessages": "0",
      "ReceiveMessageWaitTimeSeconds": "0",
      "DelaySeconds": "0",
      "VisibilityTimeout": "30",
      "LastModifiedTimestamp": "1442426968",
      "QueueArn": "arn:aws:sqs:us-east-1:80398EXAMPLE:MyNewQueue"
    }
  }

This example gets only the specified queue's maximum message size and visibility timeout attributes.

Command::

  aws sqs get-queue-attributes --queue-url https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/80398EXAMPLE/MyNewQueue --attribute-names MaximumMessageSize VisibilityTimeout

Output::

  {
    "Attributes": {
      "VisibilityTimeout": "30",
      "MaximumMessageSize": "262144"
    }
  }