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Instructions

pip install boto3

# Run python file

export-sqs-definitions.py

import boto3
import json
import os

SOURCE_PROFILE = 'source-account'
DEST_PROFILE = 'dest-account'
REGION = 'us-east-1'
EXPORT_DIR = 'sqs_export'

os.makedirs(EXPORT_DIR, exist_ok=True)

def export_queues():
    session = boto3.Session(profile_name=SOURCE_PROFILE, region_name=REGION)
    sqs = session.client('sqs')

    queues = sqs.list_queues().get('QueueUrls', [])

    for queue_url in queues:
        queue_name = queue_url.split('/')[-1]
        print(f'Exporting {queue_name}')

        attrs = sqs.get_queue_attributes(QueueUrl=queue_url, AttributeNames=['All'])['Attributes']
        tags = sqs.list_queue_tags(QueueUrl=queue_url).get('Tags', {})

        with open(f'{EXPORT_DIR}/{queue_name}.json', 'w') as f:
            json.dump({'name': queue_name, 'attributes': attrs, 'tags': tags}, f, indent=2)

def import_queues():
    session = boto3.Session(profile_name=DEST_PROFILE, region_name=REGION)
    sqs = session.client('sqs')

    for file in os.listdir(EXPORT_DIR):
        with open(f'{EXPORT_DIR}/{file}') as f:
            data = json.load(f)

        queue_name = data['name']
        attrs = data['attributes']
        tags = data['tags']

        # Clean up attributes not allowed during creation
        for k in ['QueueArn', 'CreatedTimestamp', 'LastModifiedTimestamp', 'ApproximateNumberOfMessages', 'ApproximateNumberOfMessagesDelayed', 'ApproximateNumberOfMessagesNotVisible']:
            attrs.pop(k, None)

        print(f'Creating {queue_name} in destination account...')
        response = sqs.create_queue(
            QueueName=queue_name,
            Attributes=attrs
        )

        dest_url = response['QueueUrl']
        if tags:
            sqs.tag_queue(QueueUrl=dest_url, Tags=tags)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    print("1. Exporting from source account...")
    export_queues()
    print("2. Importing into destination account...")
    import_queues()
    print("✅ Done.")