AWS Amazon Macie Service Limits
25 quotas for Amazon Macie. 1 can be increased.
| Quota | Default | Status |
|---|---|---|
Sensitive data discovery per month per account Sensitive data discovery per month per account general | 5 Terabytes | Adjustable |
Preventative control monitoring Preventative control monitoring general | 10,000 count | Fixed |
Custom data identifiers per sensitive data discovery job Custom data identifiers per sensitive data discovery job general | 30 count | Fixed |
Non-binary text file size Non-binary text file size storage | 20 Gigabytes | Fixed |
Findings rules Findings rules general | 1,000 count | Fixed |
Apache Parquet (.parquet) file size Apache Parquet (.parquet) file size storage | 8 Gigabytes | Fixed |
GNU Zip compressed archive (.gz or .gzip) file size GNU Zip compressed archive (.gz or .gzip) file size storage | 8 Gigabytes | Fixed |
Full names detected Full names detected general | 1,000 count | Fixed |
Portable Document Format (.pdf) file size Portable Document Format (.pdf) file size storage | 1,024 Megabytes | Fixed |
S3 buckets per sensitive data discovery job S3 buckets per sensitive data discovery job storage | 1,000 count | Fixed |
Apache Avro container (.avro) file size Apache Avro container (.avro) file size storage | 8 Gigabytes | Fixed |
ZIP compressed archive (.zip) file size ZIP compressed archive (.zip) file size storage | 8 Gigabytes | Fixed |
Extracted archive bytes Extracted archive bytes general | 10 Gigabytes | Fixed |
Sensitive data discovery occurrences Sensitive data discovery occurrences general | 1,000 count | Fixed |
Member accounts by invitation Member accounts by invitation general | 1,000 count | Fixed |
Mailing addresses detected Mailing addresses detected general | 1,000 count | Fixed |
Custom data identifiers per account Custom data identifiers per account general | 10,000 count | Fixed |
Extracted archive files Extracted archive files storage | 1,000,000 count | Fixed |
Member accounts through AWS Organizations Member accounts through AWS Organizations general | 5,000 count | Fixed |
Nested levels Nested levels general | 10 count | Fixed |
Microsoft Excel workbook (.xls or .xlsx) file size Microsoft Excel workbook (.xls or .xlsx) file size storage | 512 Megabytes | Fixed |
Nested levels in structured data Nested levels in structured data general | 256 count | Fixed |
Sensitive data finding occurrences Sensitive data finding occurrences general | 15 count | Fixed |
TAR archive (.tar) file size TAR archive (.tar) file size storage | 20 Gigabytes | Fixed |
Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) file size Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) file size storage | 512 Megabytes | Fixed |
How to Request a Quota Increase
- 1Open the AWS Service Quotas console.
- 2Select Amazon Macie 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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