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AWS Amazon EBS Service Limits

5 quotas for Amazon EBS. 2 can be increased.

QuotaDefaultStatus
Volumes per region

Maximum EBS volumes per region.

storage
300,000
count
Adjustable
Volume size (gp3)

Maximum gp3 volume size.

storage
16
TB
Fixed
Volume size (io2)

Maximum io2 volume size.

storage
64
TB
Fixed
IOPS per volume (io2)

Maximum IOPS per io2 volume.

throughput
256,000
IOPS
Fixed
Snapshots per region

Maximum EBS snapshots per region.

storage
100,000
count
Adjustable

How to Request a Quota Increase

  1. 1Open the AWS Service Quotas console.
  2. 2Select Amazon EBS 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 Quotas5
Adjustable2
Fixed3
Commonly Hit0