Amazon SQS message processing and timing - Amazon Simple Queue Service
This documentation is a draft for private preview for regions in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Documentation content will continue to evolve. Published: January 14, 2026.

Amazon SQS message processing and timing

This topic provides a comprehensive guidance on optimizing the speed and efficiency of message handling in Amazon SQS, including strategies for timely message processing, selecting the best polling mode, and configuring long polling for improved performance.

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