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Note: This is a one-way outbound integration. Alerts created or updated in Plerion will appear in Amazon SQS, but changes made in Amazon SQS will not sync back to Plerion.

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Steps to integrate Amazon SQS with Plerion

1

On the Plerion dashboard, go to Settings > Integrations

Plerion dashboard with Settings expanded and Integrations selected
2

Find Amazon SQS and click the + button

Integrations page with Amazon SQS option and plus button
3

On the Connect Amazon SQS page, enter a name for your integration

Connect Amazon SQS page showing Integration name field
4

Create your Amazon SQS queue in AWS

Sign in to the AWS console, open Amazon SQS in your preferred region, and create a new queue.
Optionally, configure encryption using your AWS KMS customer-managed keys (CMKs).
Amazon SQS console showing new queue setup
5

Copy your Amazon SQS ARN and AWS KMS ARN (if used)

Amazon SQS console showing queue ARN

AWS KMS console showing CMK ARN
6

Paste the ARNs into Plerion

Back in Plerion, paste your Amazon SQS ARN and (if configured) your AWS KMS ARN.
Plerion platform showing ARN fields for SQS and KMS
7

Generate and paste the Plerion Access Role ARN

Click Launch Stack to create the access role in AWS.
Copy the generated Plerion Access Role ARN and paste it into Plerion.
8

Test your Amazon SQS integration

Click Send test message in Plerion. If successful, a test alert will appear in your Amazon SQS queue.
9

Finalize the setup

Click Add to complete the integration.
Amazon SQS integration page showing Add button

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Checking messages in Amazon SQS

1

Open your Amazon SQS console

Select the queue you connected to Plerion.
2

Poll for messages

Choose Send and receive messages, then select Poll for messages. If the integration test was successful, the test message from Plerion will appear.
Amazon SQS console showing queue selected
Amazon SQS console showing Poll for messages option
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