Using the Amazon SQS receive request attempt ID - Amazon Simple Queue Service
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Using the Amazon SQS receive request attempt ID

The receive request attempt ID is the token used for deduplication of ReceiveMessage calls.

During a long-lasting network outage that causes connectivity issues between your SDK and Amazon SQS, it's a best practice to provide the receive request attempt ID and to retry with the same receive request attempt ID if the SDK operation fails.