# Sending a message with attributes using Amazon SQS
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For standard and FIFO queues, you can include structured metadata to messages, including timestamps, geospatial data, signatures, and identifiers . For more information, see [Amazon SQS message attributes](sqs-message-metadata.md#sqs-message-attributes).

**To send a message with attributes to a queue using the Amazon SQS console**

1. Open the Amazon SQS console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/sqs/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/sqs/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Queues**.

1. On the **Queues** page, choose a queue.

1. Choose **Send and receive messages**. 

1. Enter the message attribute parameters. 

   1. In the name text box, enter a unique name of up to 256 characters. 

   1. For the attribute type, choose **String**, **Number**, or **Binary**.

   1. (Optional) Enter a custom data type. For example, you could add **byte**, **int**, or **float** as custom data types for **Number**. 

   1. In the value text box, enter the message attribute value.   
![The Amazon SQS console displaying the Message attributes section.](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/images/sqs-tutorials-sending-message-with-attributes.png)

1. To add another message attribute., choose **Add new attribute**.  
![The Amazon SQS console displaying the Remove button in the Message attributes section.](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSSimpleQueueService/latest/SQSDeveloperGuide/images/sqs-tutorials-sending-message-with-attributes-custom-attribute.png)

1. You can modify the attribute values any time before sending the message. 

1. To delete an attribute, choose **Remove**. To delete the first attribute, close **Message attributes**.

1. When you finish adding attributes to the message, choose **Send message**. Your message is sent and the console displays a success message. To view information about the message attributes of the sent message, choose **View details**. Choose **Done** to close the **Message details** dialog box.