AWS Amazon CloudWatch Service Limits

7 quotas for Amazon CloudWatch. 3 can be increased.

Quota	Default	Status
Dashboards per account Maximum dashboards per account. configuration	5,000 count	Fixed
Alarms per regionCommon Maximum number of alarms per region. configuration	5,000 count	Adjustable
Metrics per PutMetricData call Maximum metrics per PutMetricData API call. throughput	1,000 count	Fixed
PutMetricData requests per secondCommon Transactions per second for PutMetricData. throughput	500 TPS	Adjustable
Dimensions per metric Maximum dimensions per metric. configuration	30 count	Fixed
Metric data retention (high-res) Retention for 1-second resolution data points. storage	3 hours	Fixed
Log groups per region Maximum log groups per region. configuration	1,000,000 count	Adjustable

How to Request a Quota Increase

1Open the AWS Service Quotas console.
2Select Amazon CloudWatch from the service list.
3Find the quota and click "Request increase".
4Enter the desired value and submit. Most increases are approved within a few hours.

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Total Quotas7

Adjustable3

Fixed4

Commonly Hit2