SNS
AWS SNS is a fully managed pub/sub messaging service for decoupling microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications. · AWS · Messaging
Overview
AWS SNS provides scalable, managed pub/sub messaging for event-driven architectures, supporting multiple protocols and easy integration with AWS services.
Good fit
Use SNS to quickly set up scalable pub/sub messaging or notifications between AWS services and external endpoints.
- event notifications
- microservice decoupling
- real-time alerts
Not a fit
Avoid SNS if you need guaranteed message ordering, long message retention, or advanced filtering beyond basic attributes.
- strict FIFO required
- large message payloads
- complex filtering
Quickstart · 5 steps
- Sign in to AWS Management Console and navigate to SNS.
- Create a new topic and choose a topic type.
- Add one or more subscriptions (e.g., email, HTTP endpoint).
- Publish a test message to the topic.
- Verify message delivery to your subscribed endpoints.
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