AWS Amazon CloudWatch Service Limits
56 quotas for Amazon CloudWatch. 27 can be increased.
| Quota | Default | Status |
|---|---|---|
Rate of ANOMALY_DETECTION_BAND usage in GetMetricData Rate of ANOMALY_DETECTION_BAND usage in GetMetricData throughput | 1,000 count | Fixed |
Rate of DescribeAlarmHistory requests Rate of DescribeAlarmHistory requests throughput | 20 count | Fixed |
Number of Contributor Insights rules Number of Contributor Insights rules general | 100 count | Adjustable |
Rate of DescribeAnomalyDetectors requests Rate of DescribeAnomalyDetectors requests throughput | 10 count | Adjustable |
Rate of PutMetricData requests Rate of PutMetricData requests throughput | 500 count | Adjustable |
Rate of GetMetricData requests Rate of GetMetricData requests throughput | 500 count | Adjustable |
Rate of StartMetricStreams requests Rate of StartMetricStreams requests throughput | 10 count | Adjustable |
Rate of StopMetricStreams requests Rate of StopMetricStreams requests throughput | 10 count | Adjustable |
Rate of GetMetricData datapoints for the last three hours of metrics Rate of GetMetricData datapoints for the last three hours of metrics throughput | 180,000 count | Fixed |
Rate of DisableAlarmActions requests Rate of DisableAlarmActions requests throughput | 3 count | Fixed |
Rate of Metrics Insights usage in GetMetricData Rate of Metrics Insights usage in GetMetricData throughput | 10 count | Fixed |
Number of Alarm Mute Rules Number of Alarm Mute Rules general | 2,000 count | Fixed |
Rate of DeleteInsightRules requests Rate of DeleteInsightRules requests throughput | 5 count | Fixed |
Rate of EnableInsightRules requests Rate of EnableInsightRules requests throughput | 1 count | Fixed |
Rate of PutCompositeAlarm requests Rate of PutCompositeAlarm requests throughput | 3 count | Adjustable |
Rate of ListTagsForResource requests Rate of ListTagsForResource requests throughput | 10 count | Fixed |
Rate of DisableInsightRules requests Rate of DisableInsightRules requests throughput | 1 count | Fixed |
Rate of TagResource requests Rate of TagResource requests throughput | 20 count | Fixed |
Rate of PutMetricStream requests Rate of PutMetricStream requests throughput | 10 count | Adjustable |
Rate of GetMetricStatistics requests Rate of GetMetricStatistics requests throughput | 400 count | Adjustable |
Rate of DescribeAlarmContributors requests Rate of DescribeAlarmContributors requests throughput | 9 count | Adjustable |
Rate of PutInsightRule requests Rate of PutInsightRule requests throughput | 5 count | Fixed |
Number of Metrics Insights alarms Number of Metrics Insights alarms general | 200 count | Fixed |
Rate of GetInsightRuleReport requests Rate of GetInsightRuleReport requests throughput | 20 count | Adjustable |
Rate of GetMetricData datapoints for metrics older than three hours Rate of GetMetricData datapoints for metrics older than three hours throughput | 396,000 count | Fixed |
Rate of SERVICE_QUOTA usage in GetMetricData Rate of SERVICE_QUOTA usage in GetMetricData throughput | 1,000 count | Fixed |
Rate of GetMetricWidgetImage requests Rate of GetMetricWidgetImage requests throughput | 20 count | Adjustable |
Rate of GetAlarmMuteRule requests Rate of GetAlarmMuteRule requests throughput | 20 count | Adjustable |
Rate of ListMetrics requests Rate of ListMetrics requests throughput | 25 count | Adjustable |
Canary limit Canary limit general | 300 count | Adjustable |
Rate of EnableAlarmActions requests Rate of EnableAlarmActions requests throughput | 3 count | Fixed |
Rate of ListMetricStreams requests Rate of ListMetricStreams requests throughput | 10 count | Adjustable |
Rate of DescribeAlarmsForMetric requests Rate of DescribeAlarmsForMetric requests throughput | 9 count | Fixed |
Rate of PutAnomalyDetector requests Rate of PutAnomalyDetector requests throughput | 10 count | Adjustable |
Rate of DescribeInsightRules requests Rate of DescribeInsightRules requests throughput | 20 count | Fixed |
Rate of UntagResource requests Rate of UntagResource requests throughput | 20 count | Fixed |
Rate of ListAlarmMuteRules requests Rate of ListAlarmMuteRules requests throughput | 50 count | Adjustable |
Rate of DeleteMetricStream requests Rate of DeleteMetricStream requests throughput | 10 count | Adjustable |
Rate of SetAlarmState requests Rate of SetAlarmState requests throughput | 3 count | Fixed |
Rate of DeleteAnomalyDetector requests Rate of DeleteAnomalyDetector requests throughput | 5 count | Fixed |
Rate of DeleteAlarms requests Rate of DeleteAlarms requests throughput | 3 count | Fixed |
Rate of GetMetricStream requests Rate of GetMetricStream requests throughput | 10 count | Adjustable |
Rate of PutAlarmMuteRule requests Rate of PutAlarmMuteRule requests throughput | 3 count | Adjustable |
Rate of LAMBDA usage in GetMetricData Rate of LAMBDA usage in GetMetricData throughput | 5 count | Fixed |
Rate of SEARCH usage in GetMetricData Rate of SEARCH usage in GetMetricData throughput | 50 count | Fixed |
Rate of INSIGHT_RULE_METRIC usage in GetMetricData Rate of INSIGHT_RULE_METRIC usage in GetMetricData throughput | 20 count | Fixed |
Rate of PutMetricAlarm requests Rate of PutMetricAlarm requests throughput | 3 count | Adjustable |
Rate of DescribeAlarms requests Rate of DescribeAlarms requests throughput | 9 count | Adjustable |
Rate of PutDashboard requests Rate of PutDashboard requests throughput | 10 count | Adjustable |
Rate of DeleteDashboards requests Rate of DeleteDashboards requests throughput | 10 count | Adjustable |
Rate of GetMetricData datapoints using Metrics Insights Rate of GetMetricData datapoints using Metrics Insights throughput | 4,300,000 count | Fixed |
Rate of DeleteAlarmMuteRule requests Rate of DeleteAlarmMuteRule requests throughput | 3 count | Fixed |
Rate of ListDashboards requests Rate of ListDashboards requests throughput | 10 count | Adjustable |
Rate of GetDashboard requests Rate of GetDashboard requests throughput | 10 count | Adjustable |
Rate of DB_PERF_INSIGHTS usage in GetMetricData Rate of DB_PERF_INSIGHTS usage in GetMetricData throughput | 4 count | Fixed |
Minimum frequency Minimum frequency general | 60,000 Milliseconds | Fixed |
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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