DeleteMessageRequest.ReceiptHandle

This example shows how to delete a message.

Delete message example

var client = new AmazonSQSClient();

var request = new ReceiveMessageRequest
{
  AttributeNames = new List<string>() { "All" },
  MaxNumberOfMessages = 5,
  QueueUrl = "https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/80398EXAMPLE/MyTestQueue",
  VisibilityTimeout = (int)TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10).TotalSeconds,
  WaitTimeSeconds = (int)TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5).TotalSeconds
};

var response = client.ReceiveMessage(request);

if (response.Messages.Count > 0)
{
  foreach (var message in response.Messages)
  {
    Console.Write("Message ID '" + message.MessageId + "' ");

    var delRequest = new DeleteMessageRequest
    {
      QueueUrl = "https://sqs.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/80398EXAMPLE/MyTestQueue",
      ReceiptHandle = message.ReceiptHandle
    };

    var delResponse = client.DeleteMessage(delRequest);
  }
}
else
{
  Console.WriteLine("No messages to delete.");
}
      

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5

.NET for Windows Store apps:
Supported in: Windows 8.1, Windows 8

.NET for Windows Phone:
Supported in: Windows Phone 8.1, Windows Phone 8