AWS Amazon Simple Workflow Service Service Limits
101 quotas for Amazon Simple Workflow Service. 91 can be increased.
| Quota | Default | Status |
|---|---|---|
SWF task retention time in queue SWF task retention time in queue general | 1 count | Fixed |
UntagResource throttle burst limit in transactions per second UntagResource throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 50 count | Adjustable |
ListTagsForResource throttle burst limit in transactions per second ListTagsForResource throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 50 count | Adjustable |
Registered domains Registered domains general | 100 count | Adjustable |
UndeprecateWorkflowType throttle refill limit in transactions per second UndeprecateWorkflowType throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
GetWorkflowExecutionHistory throttle burst limit in transactions per second GetWorkflowExecutionHistory throttle burst limit in transactions per second compute | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
UndeprecateActivityType throttle burst limit in transactions per second UndeprecateActivityType throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
UntagResource throttle refill limit in transactions per second UntagResource throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 30 count | Adjustable |
StartWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second StartWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second compute | 200 count | Adjustable |
SignalWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second SignalWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second compute | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
UndeprecateDomain throttle burst limit in transactions per second UndeprecateDomain throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 100 count | Adjustable |
ListOpenWorkflowExecutions throttle burst limit in transactions per second ListOpenWorkflowExecutions throttle burst limit in transactions per second compute | 200 count | Adjustable |
RespondActivityTaskCompleted throttle burst limit in transactions per second RespondActivityTaskCompleted throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
ListDomains throttle refill limit in transactions per second ListDomains throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
CountPendingActivityTasks throttle refill limit in transactions per second CountPendingActivityTasks throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
RespondActivityTaskFailed throttle burst limit in transactions per second RespondActivityTaskFailed throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
ListTagsForResource throttle refill limit in transactions per second ListTagsForResource throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 30 count | Adjustable |
PollForActivityTask throttle refill limit in transactions per second PollForActivityTask throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
DescribeDomain throttle burst limit in transactions per second DescribeDomain throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
StartChildWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second StartChildWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second compute | 500 count | Adjustable |
DescribeWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second DescribeWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second compute | 6 count | Adjustable |
ListWorkflowTypes throttle burst limit in transactions per second ListWorkflowTypes throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
DeprecateActivityType throttle burst limit in transactions per second DeprecateActivityType throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
TagResource throttle refill limit in transactions per second TagResource throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 30 count | Adjustable |
ListClosedWorkflowExecutions throttle burst limit in transactions per second ListClosedWorkflowExecutions throttle burst limit in transactions per second compute | 200 count | Adjustable |
DescribeWorkflowType throttle burst limit in transactions per second DescribeWorkflowType throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
UndeprecateDomain throttle refill limit in transactions per second UndeprecateDomain throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
DeleteActivityType throttle burst limit in transactions per second DeleteActivityType throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
RegisterWorkflowType throttle refill limit in transactions per second RegisterWorkflowType throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 60 count | Adjustable |
RegisterDomain throttle burst limit in transactions per second RegisterDomain throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 100 count | Adjustable |
RespondDecisionTaskCompleted throttle burst limit in transactions per second RespondDecisionTaskCompleted throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
ScheduleActivityTask throttle burst limit in transactions per second ScheduleActivityTask throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 1,000 count | Adjustable |
DeprecateWorkflowType throttle refill limit in transactions per second DeprecateWorkflowType throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
Workflow execution time Workflow execution time compute | 1 count | Fixed |
Open workflow executions per domain Open workflow executions per domain compute | 100,000 count | Adjustable |
ListWorkflowTypes throttle refill limit in transactions per second ListWorkflowTypes throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
StartTimer throttle burst limit in transactions per second StartTimer throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
RespondActivityTaskFailed throttle refill limit in transactions per second RespondActivityTaskFailed throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
GetWorkflowExecutionHistory throttle refill limit in transactions per second GetWorkflowExecutionHistory throttle refill limit in transactions per second compute | 60 count | Adjustable |
CountPendingDecisionTasks throttle refill limit in transactions per second CountPendingDecisionTasks throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
PollForActivityTask throttle burst limit in transactions per second PollForActivityTask throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
DescribeActivityType throttle burst limit in transactions per second DescribeActivityType throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
DeleteWorkflowType throttle refill limit in transactions per second DeleteWorkflowType throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
StartWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second StartWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second compute | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
RequestCancelExternalWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second RequestCancelExternalWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second compute | 1,200 count | Adjustable |
ScheduleActivityTask throttle refill limit in transactions per second ScheduleActivityTask throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
DescribeActivityType throttle refill limit in transactions per second DescribeActivityType throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
RegisterActivityType throttle burst limit in transactions per second RegisterActivityType throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
Workflow and activity types per domain Workflow and activity types per domain general | 10,000 count | Adjustable |
RequestCancelWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second RequestCancelWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second compute | 30 count | Adjustable |
TerminateWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second TerminateWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second compute | 60 count | Adjustable |
SignalWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second SignalWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second compute | 30 count | Adjustable |
Open activity tasks per workflow execution Open activity tasks per workflow execution compute | 1,000 count | Fixed |
DeprecateDomain throttle refill limit in transactions per second DeprecateDomain throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
DescribeWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second DescribeWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second compute | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
CountClosedWorkflowExecutions throttle refill limit in transactions per second CountClosedWorkflowExecutions throttle refill limit in transactions per second compute | 6 count | Adjustable |
Open child workflow executions Open child workflow executions compute | 1,000 count | Fixed |
CountClosedWorkflowExecutions throttle burst limit in transactions per second CountClosedWorkflowExecutions throttle burst limit in transactions per second compute | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
PollForDecisionTask throttle burst limit in transactions per second PollForDecisionTask throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
CountOpenWorkflowExecutions throttle refill limit in transactions per second CountOpenWorkflowExecutions throttle refill limit in transactions per second compute | 6 count | Adjustable |
RequestCancelWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second RequestCancelWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second compute | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
RecordActivityTaskHeartbeat throttle burst limit in transactions per second RecordActivityTaskHeartbeat throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
SignalExternalWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second SignalExternalWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second compute | 120 count | Adjustable |
ListOpenWorkflowExecutions throttle refill limit in transactions per second ListOpenWorkflowExecutions throttle refill limit in transactions per second compute | 48 count | Adjustable |
ListActivityTypes throttle burst limit in transactions per second ListActivityTypes throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
PollForDecisionTask throttle refill limit in transactions per second PollForDecisionTask throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
Input or output result data size Input or output result data size storage | 32,768 count | Fixed |
DescribeWorkflowType throttle refill limit in transactions per second DescribeWorkflowType throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
RespondDecisionTaskCompleted throttle refill limit in transactions per second RespondDecisionTaskCompleted throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
CountPendingDecisionTasks throttle burst limit in transactions per second CountPendingDecisionTasks throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
TagResource throttle burst limit in transactions per second TagResource throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 50 count | Adjustable |
RespondActivityTaskCanceled throttle refill limit in transactions per second RespondActivityTaskCanceled throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
RespondActivityTaskCanceled throttle burst limit in transactions per second RespondActivityTaskCanceled throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
RequestCancelExternalWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second RequestCancelExternalWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second compute | 120 count | Adjustable |
DeleteActivityType throttle refill limit in transactions per second DeleteActivityType throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
RecordActivityTaskHeartbeat throttle refill limit in transactions per second RecordActivityTaskHeartbeat throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 160 count | Adjustable |
StartChildWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second StartChildWorkflowExecution throttle refill limit in transactions per second compute | 12 count | Adjustable |
Open timers per workflow execution Open timers per workflow execution compute | 1,000 count | Fixed |
DeleteWorkflowType throttle burst limit in transactions per second DeleteWorkflowType throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
RegisterActivityType throttle refill limit in transactions per second RegisterActivityType throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 60 count | Adjustable |
UndeprecateActivityType throttle refill limit in transactions per second UndeprecateActivityType throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
Request size Request size storage | 1 Megabytes | Fixed |
RegisterWorkflowType throttle burst limit in transactions per second RegisterWorkflowType throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
DeprecateWorkflowType throttle burst limit in transactions per second DeprecateWorkflowType throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
StartTimer throttle refill limit in transactions per second StartTimer throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
RegisterDomain throttle refill limit in transactions per second RegisterDomain throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
Task execution time in year Task execution time in year compute | 1 count | Fixed |
DeprecateDomain throttle burst limit in transactions per second DeprecateDomain throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 100 count | Adjustable |
CountPendingActivityTasks throttle burst limit in transactions per second CountPendingActivityTasks throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
ListActivityTypes throttle refill limit in transactions per second ListActivityTypes throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
UndeprecateWorkflowType throttle burst limit in transactions per second UndeprecateWorkflowType throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
Pollers per task list Pollers per task list general | 1,000 count | Fixed |
Events in Workflow execution history Events in Workflow execution history compute | 25,000 count | Fixed |
ListClosedWorkflowExecutions throttle refill limit in transactions per second ListClosedWorkflowExecutions throttle refill limit in transactions per second compute | 6 count | Adjustable |
RespondActivityTaskCompleted throttle refill limit in transactions per second RespondActivityTaskCompleted throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 200 count | Adjustable |
TerminateWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second TerminateWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second compute | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
CountOpenWorkflowExecutions throttle burst limit in transactions per second CountOpenWorkflowExecutions throttle burst limit in transactions per second compute | 2,000 count | Adjustable |
DescribeDomain throttle refill limit in transactions per second DescribeDomain throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
DeprecateActivityType throttle refill limit in transactions per second DeprecateActivityType throttle refill limit in transactions per second throughput | 6 count | Adjustable |
SignalExternalWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second SignalExternalWorkflowExecution throttle burst limit in transactions per second compute | 1,200 count | Adjustable |
ListDomains throttle burst limit in transactions per second ListDomains throttle burst limit in transactions per second throughput | 100 count | Adjustable |
How to Request a Quota Increase
- 1Open the AWS Service Quotas console.
- 2Select Amazon Simple Workflow Service 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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