# Using Amazon SQS with AWS Lambda in the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains
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The following procedure details how to configure Amazon SQS queues as Lambda triggers in the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains. 

**To configure an Amazon SQS queue as a Lambda triggers**

1. From the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains, expand the AWS Explorer to view your AWS services.

1. From the AWS Explorer, expand the **Amazon SQS** service to view a list of your existing queues.

1. Right-click the queue you want to work with and choose **Configure Lambda Trigger**.

1. In the dialog box, from the drop-down menu, choose the Lambda function that you want to trigger.

1. Choose **Configure**.

1. If the Lambda function lacks the necessary IAM permissions for Amazon SQS to run it, the toolkit generates a minimal policy that you can add to the IAM role for the Lambda function. 

   Choose **Add Policy**.

After you configure your queue, you get a status message about the applied changes, including any applicable error messages.