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AWS Amazon EMR Service Limits

86 quotas for Amazon EMR. 84 can be increased.

QuotaDefaultStatus
The maximum number of ListReleaseLabels API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of ListReleaseLabels API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of AddInstanceFleet API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of AddInstanceFleet API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of PutManagedScalingPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of PutManagedScalingPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
EMR WAL workspaces

EMR WAL workspaces

general
20
count
Fixed
The maximum number of PutAutoTerminationPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of PutAutoTerminationPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of GetManagedScalingPolicy calls

Replenishment rate of GetManagedScalingPolicy calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of ListInstanceGroups calls

Replenishment rate of ListInstanceGroups calls

throughput
1
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of AddTags API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of AddTags API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of GetAutoTerminationPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of GetAutoTerminationPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of SetVisibleToAllUsers calls

Replenishment rate of SetVisibleToAllUsers calls

throughput
0.2
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of SetKeepJobFlowAliveWhenNoSteps calls

Replenishment rate of SetKeepJobFlowAliveWhenNoSteps calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of GetBlockPublicAccessConfiguration API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of GetBlockPublicAccessConfiguration API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of DescribeStep calls

Replenishment rate of DescribeStep calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of ListSupportedInstanceTypes calls

Replenishment rate of ListSupportedInstanceTypes calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of RemoveManagedScalingPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of RemoveManagedScalingPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of DescribeSecurityConfiguration calls

Replenishment rate of DescribeSecurityConfiguration calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
200
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of ModifyInstanceFleet API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of ModifyInstanceFleet API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of SetTerminationProtection calls

Replenishment rate of SetTerminationProtection calls

throughput
0.2
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of ListInstanceGroups API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of ListInstanceGroups API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
10
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of PutAutoTerminationPolicy calls

Replenishment rate of PutAutoTerminationPolicy calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of DescribeCluster calls

Replenishment rate of DescribeCluster calls

throughput
1
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of DeleteSecurityConfiguration API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of DeleteSecurityConfiguration API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of AddInstanceFleet calls

Replenishment rate of AddInstanceFleet calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of GetClusterSessionCredentials API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of GetClusterSessionCredentials API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of RemoveTags calls

Replenishment rate of RemoveTags calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of AddInstanceGroups calls

Replenishment rate of AddInstanceGroups calls

throughput
0.2
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of RunJobFlow API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of RunJobFlow API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
10
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of AddJobFlowSteps API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of AddJobFlowSteps API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
10
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of ModifyInstanceGroups API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of ModifyInstanceGroups API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of ListInstances calls

Replenishment rate of ListInstances calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of PutAutoScalingPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of PutAutoScalingPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of ListClusters calls

Replenishment rate of ListClusters calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of RemoveAutoScalingPolicy calls

Replenishment rate of RemoveAutoScalingPolicy calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of GetManagedScalingPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of GetManagedScalingPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of CreateSecurityConfiguration API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of CreateSecurityConfiguration API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of ListSteps calls

Replenishment rate of ListSteps calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of AddTags calls

Replenishment rate of AddTags calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of ListReleaseLabels calls

Replenishment rate of ListReleaseLabels calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of ListInstanceFleets API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of ListInstanceFleets API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of ListBootstrapActions calls

Replenishment rate of ListBootstrapActions calls

throughput
1
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of CreateSecurityConfiguration calls

Replenishment rate of CreateSecurityConfiguration calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of GetAutoTerminationPolicy calls

Replenishment rate of GetAutoTerminationPolicy calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of DescribeJobFlows calls

Replenishment rate of DescribeJobFlows calls

throughput
0.2
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of ListClusters API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of ListClusters API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
20
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of active instances per instance group

The maximum number of active instances per instance group

capacity
2,000
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of active clusters can be run at the same time

The maximum number of active clusters can be run at the same time

capacity
500
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of SetKeepJobFlowAliveWhenNoSteps API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of SetKeepJobFlowAliveWhenNoSteps API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of ListInstances API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of ListInstances API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
10
count
Adjustable
Write-ahead logs (EMR WAL)

Write-ahead logs (EMR WAL)

general
20,000
count
Fixed
The maximum number of RemoveTags API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of RemoveTags API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of PutAutoScalingPolicy calls

Replenishment rate of PutAutoScalingPolicy calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of ModifyCluster calls

Replenishment rate of ModifyCluster calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of CancelSteps API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of CancelSteps API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
10
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of GetBlockPublicAccessConfiguration calls

Replenishment rate of GetBlockPublicAccessConfiguration calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of ModifyInstanceFleet calls

Replenishment rate of ModifyInstanceFleet calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of ListSteps API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of ListSteps API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
10
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of TerminateJobFlows API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of TerminateJobFlows API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
10
count
Adjustable
The maximum rate at which your bucket replenishes for all EMR operations.

The maximum rate at which your bucket replenishes for all EMR operations.

storage
50
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of RemoveAutoTerminationPolicy calls

Replenishment rate of RemoveAutoTerminationPolicy calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of ModifyInstanceGroups calls

Replenishment rate of ModifyInstanceGroups calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of SetTerminationProtection API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of SetTerminationProtection API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of ModifyCluster API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of ModifyCluster API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
10
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of DescribeSecurityConfiguration API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of DescribeSecurityConfiguration API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of DescribeStep API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of DescribeStep API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
10
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of PutBlockPublicAccessConfiguration API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of PutBlockPublicAccessConfiguration API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of TerminateJobFlows calls

Replenishment rate of TerminateJobFlows calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of DescribeCluster API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of DescribeCluster API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
10
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of ListSecurityConfigurations API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of ListSecurityConfigurations API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of ListSecurityConfigurations calls

Replenishment rate of ListSecurityConfigurations calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of PutBlockPublicAccessConfiguration calls

Replenishment rate of PutBlockPublicAccessConfiguration calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of DescribeJobFlows API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of DescribeJobFlows API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
20
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of ListInstanceFleets calls

Replenishment rate of ListInstanceFleets calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of ListBootstrapActions API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of ListBootstrapActions API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
10
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of AddJobFlowSteps calls

Replenishment rate of AddJobFlowSteps calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of CancelSteps calls

Replenishment rate of CancelSteps calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of RemoveAutoTerminationPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of RemoveAutoTerminationPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of DeleteSecurityConfiguration calls

Replenishment rate of DeleteSecurityConfiguration calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of PutManagedScalingPolicy calls

Replenishment rate of PutManagedScalingPolicy calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of ListSupportedInstanceTypes API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of ListSupportedInstanceTypes API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of RemoveAutoScalingPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of RemoveAutoScalingPolicy API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of AddInstanceGroups API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of AddInstanceGroups API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of RunJobFlow calls

Replenishment rate of RunJobFlow calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
The maximum number of SetVisibileToAllUsers API requests that you can make per second.

The maximum number of SetVisibileToAllUsers API requests that you can make per second.

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of GetClusterSessionCredentials calls

Replenishment rate of GetClusterSessionCredentials calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable
Replenishment rate of SetKeepJobFlowAliveWhenNoSteps calls

Replenishment rate of SetKeepJobFlowAliveWhenNoSteps calls

throughput
0.5
count
Adjustable

How to Request a Quota Increase

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

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Quick Stats

Total Quotas86
Adjustable84
Fixed2
Commonly Hit0