# AWS Lambda with SQS as Dead letter

**URL:** <https://forum.serverless.com/t/aws-lambda-with-sqs-as-dead-letter/1815>\
**Category:** Serverless Framework\
**Tags:** aws\
**Created:** [May 5, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/aws-lambda-with-sqs-as-dead-letter/1815 "2017-05-05T19:01:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mantzas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.serverless.com/mantzas/32/588_2.png) [@mantzas](https://forum.serverless.com/u/mantzas)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/aws-lambda-with-sqs-as-dead-letter/1815/1 "2017-05-05T19:01:14Z")

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Hi,

AWS Lambda supports setting up SQS as a Dead Letter Queue.  
I cannot find this in the documentation.  
How can i make this happen?

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**Author:** ![brianneisler](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.serverless.com/brianneisler/32/292_2.png) [@brianneisler](https://forum.serverless.com/u/brianneisler)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/aws-lambda-with-sqs-as-dead-letter/1815/2 "2017-05-05T21:16:08Z")

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Hi @mantzas,

There is currently an feature request open in github discussing this feature. It’s on our roadmap to implement in the near future. [https://github.com/serverless/serverless/issues/2982](https://github.com/serverless/serverless/issues/2982)

In the mean time, there is a plugin available if you need to use this functionality right away. [https://github.com/gmetzker/serverless-plugin-lambda-dead-letter](https://github.com/gmetzker/serverless-plugin-lambda-dead-letter)

Hope this helps!

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**Author:** ![mantzas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.serverless.com/mantzas/32/588_2.png) [@mantzas](https://forum.serverless.com/u/mantzas)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/aws-lambda-with-sqs-as-dead-letter/1815/3 "2017-05-06T05:05:59Z")

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thanks, the plugin will do just fine for now

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**Author:** ![kozie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@kozie](https://forum.serverless.com/u/kozie)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/aws-lambda-with-sqs-as-dead-letter/1815/4 "2018-02-21T00:19:17Z")

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What is the status of this. Has this fetaure being implemented? I am looking to use DLQ with SQS

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**Author:** ![buggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.serverless.com/buggy/32/177_2.png) [@buggy](https://forum.serverless.com/u/buggy)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/aws-lambda-with-sqs-as-dead-letter/1815/5 "2018-02-21T09:15:22Z")

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The instructions are in the docs.

[https://serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/aws/guide/functions#dead-letter-queue-dlq](https://serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/aws/guide/functions#dead-letter-queue-dlq)

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**Author:** ![kozie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@kozie](https://forum.serverless.com/u/kozie)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/aws-lambda-with-sqs-as-dead-letter/1815/6 "2018-02-21T19:29:05Z")

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Yes, they state “We’re working on a fix so that SQS queue arns will be supported in the future.” Which Is why I am asking if the fix has been implemented yet?