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Request a Quota Increase with Service Quotas

Introduction

Overview

Service Quotas is an AWS service that helps you manage your quotas, formerly referred to as limits, for over 100 AWS services, from one location. In addition to viewing quota values, you can also request a quota increase from the Service Quotas console.  

This tutorial shows you how to view and manage the service quotas for your AWS account. Your account has default quotas for each AWS service. Unless otherwise noted, each quota is specific to an AWS Region. You can request increases for some quotas; other quotas cannot be adjusted.

When you're done with this tutorial, you will understand how to view and manage service quotas for your AWS account.

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What you will accomplish

After completing this tutorial, you will understand how to view and manage service quotas for your AWS account.

Prerequisites

Before starting this guide, you will need:

Implementation

Beginner

10 minutes

Free Tier eligible

February 3, 2023

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Access and customize the Service Quotas dashboard

Complete the following steps to access the Service Quotas dashboard and customize the cards that appear on the dashboard.

Note: For more information, see Getting started with Service Quotas in the Service Quotas documentation.

1. Open the Service Quotas dashboard

Navigate to the AWS Management Console. Enter Service quotas in the search bar and select the Service Quotas service.

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2. Choose Modify dashboard

On the Service Quotas dashboard, choose Modify dashboard cards.

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3. Select services to display

In the Dashboard services preference box, customize the AWS services you want to include as cards on the dashboard:

  • Choose Remove to remove a service.

  • In the search box, enter a service name to add the service.

Note: Choose up to nine services you want to display on your dashboard.

Choose Save.

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Review quotas for a service

Complete the following steps to review your current quotas across various AWS services.

Note: For more information, see Viewing service quotas in the Service Quotas documentation.

1. Find and choose a service

In the Service Quotas navigation pane, choose AWS services.

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2. Review quota values and usage

Select a service from the list, or enter the name of the service in the search field.

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3. Access quota metadata

For each quota, the console displays its name, applied value, default value, and whether the quota is adjustable. If the applied value is not available, the console displays a dash.

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