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AWS AWS WAF Classic (Global) Service Limits

22 quotas for AWS WAF Classic (Global). 4 can be increased.

QuotaDefaultStatus
HTTP header name length

HTTP header name length

general
40
Bytes
Fixed
GeoMatchSets

GeoMatchSets

general
50
count
Fixed
Rules per web ACL

Rules per web ACL

general
10
count
Fixed
Rules

Rules

general
100
count
Adjustable
Web ACLs

Web ACLs

general
50
count
Adjustable
Pattern sets per regex match condition

Pattern sets per regex match condition

general
1
count
Fixed
IP addresses blocked per rate-based rule

IP addresses blocked per rate-based rule

throughput
10,000
count
Fixed
Regex pattern length

Regex pattern length

general
70
count
Fixed
Logging destination configurations per web ACL

Logging destination configurations per web ACL

general
1
count
Fixed
Filters per SQL injection match condition

Filters per SQL injection match condition

general
10
count
Fixed
Conditions per rule

Conditions per rule

general
10
count
Fixed
Requests per second per distribution by WebACL

Requests per second per distribution by WebACL

throughput
100,000
count
Adjustable
IP address ranges per IP set match condition

IP address ranges per IP set match condition

general
10,000
count
Fixed
Rate-based rules

Rate-based rules

throughput
5
count
Adjustable
Filters per size constraint condition

Filters per size constraint condition

storage
10
count
Fixed
Rate-based rule rate

Rate-based rule rate

throughput
2,000
count
Fixed
Filters per string match condition

Filters per string match condition

general
10
count
Fixed
Filters per cross-site scripting match condition

Filters per cross-site scripting match condition

general
10
count
Fixed
Locations per GeoMatchSet

Locations per GeoMatchSet

general
50
count
Fixed
Search length

Search length

general
50
Bytes
Fixed
Regex pattern sets

Regex pattern sets

general
5
count
Fixed
Patterns per pattern set

Patterns per pattern set

general
10
count
Fixed

How to Request a Quota Increase

  1. 1Open the AWS Service Quotas console.
  2. 2Select AWS WAF Classic (Global) 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 Quotas22
Adjustable4
Fixed18
Commonly Hit0