---
id: types-boto3-sqs
version: "1.43.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# types-boto3-sqs — Type annotations for boto3 SQS 1.43.0 service generated with mypy-boto3-builder 8.12.0

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 3.1M/mo

## What it is and what it does

types-boto3-sqs is a type stub package that adds complete type annotations to boto3's SQS service. It enables static type checkers like mypy and pyright, plus IDE code completion in VSCode, PyCharm, Emacs, and Sublime Text, to understand boto3 SQS client calls without explicit type hints. The package is generated automatically from boto3 1.43.0 using mypy-boto3-builder 8.12.0.

You install it alongside boto3 and your type checker or IDE picks it up automatically—no code changes needed. It covers SQS clients, paginators, service resources, and type definitions. The package is lightweight (only typing-extensions as a runtime dependency) and marked as production-stable, with active maintenance and no known security vulnerabilities.

Use it for:

- Enable mypy or pyright to catch type errors in boto3 SQS code before runtime.
- Get IDE autocomplete and inline documentation for SQS client methods and parameters.
- Annotate SQSClient types explicitly in function signatures for better code clarity.
- Use with VSCode and Pylance for seamless type checking without configuration.
- Support paginator and service resource type hints for complex SQS workflows.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides type annotations and IDE autocompletion support for boto3 SQS 1.43.0, enabling type checking with mypy, pyright, and other tools.

Yes. If you use boto3 SQS and want type safety or IDE support, this is a straightforward install with minimal friction. It's actively maintained, has no vulnerabilities, and works transparently with standard type checkers and IDEs. Install it unless you have a specific reason to avoid type stubs (e.g., strict production-only dependencies).

## Install

pip install types-boto3-sqs
uv add types-boto3-sqs
poetry add types-boto3-sqs

## Installing types-boto3-sqs

Before you install: Low install friction with a single runtime dependency (typing-extensions). Actively maintained with recent releases; last commit 2026-06-22 and 670 repository stars indicate ongoing support.

License in practice: MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open-source and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

pip install types-boto3-sqs

from boto3.session import Session
from types_boto3_sqs import SQSClient

client: SQSClient = Session().client("sqs")
# Type checking and IDE completion now work automatically

Requires Python 3.9 or later; boto3 must be installed separately in your environment.

Verify before relying:

- Performance impact on PyCharm noted in docs (PY-40997) but severity and current status unclear.
- Whether types-boto3-lite is recommended as a default alternative or only for PyCharm users experiencing slowness.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 3.1M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

boto3 sqs type hints, aws sqs type stubs, boto3 type annotations, sqs mypy support, boto3 ide autocomplete, type checking aws sqs, boto3 sqs pyright, type-stubs, aws-sdk, ide-support

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