Amazon SQS expands IPv6 support to VPC endpoints in AWS commercial Regions

Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) now allows customers to make API requests over Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) through AWS PrivateLink with Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) endpoints. This launch extends IPv6 compatibility, previously available only for public endpoints, to VPC endpoints across all AWS commercial Regions.

Amazon SQS is a fully managed message queuing service that enables decoupling and scaling of distributed systems, microservices, and serverless applications. With this update, customers can now use VPC Endpoints to privately connect their VPCs to Amazon SQS using IPv6. With simultaneous support for both IPv4 and IPv6 clients on SQS VPC endpoints, customers can gradually transition from IPv4 to IPv6-based systems and applications without needing to switch all systems at once.

IPv6 support for VPC endpoints is now available in all AWS commercial Regions, including AWS China Regions operated by Sinnet and NWCD. For more information on using Amazon SQS with interface VPC endpoints, please refer to our Developer Guide. To learn more about AWS PrivateLink, see accessing AWS services through AWS PrivateLink.