SQS queue has no alarm on ApproximateAgeOfOldestMessage

What it checks

SQS queue: no proven alarm on ApproximateAgeOfOldestMessage for this queue.

Where it applies

Terraform: aws_sqs_queue

CloudFormation: AWS::SQS::Queue

How to fix it

1. Add aws_cloudwatch_metric_alarm: namespace=AWS/SQS, metric_name=ApproximateAgeOfOldestMessage, dimensions={QueueName=<this>}, threshold=300 (5 min), evaluation_periods=2.

Frameworks

• AWS Well-Architected OPS.8
• AWS Well-Architected REL.6

These mappings are advisory, not an attestation of compliance.

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