CloudWatch Logs Limits

Batch size

1 MB (maximum). This limit cannot be changed.

Data archiving

Up to 5 GB of data archiving for free. This limit cannot be changed.

DescribeLogStreams

5 transactions per second (TPS/account/Region).

If you experience frequent throttling, you can request a limit increase.

Event size

256 KB (maximum). This limit cannot be changed.

Export task

One active (running or pending) export task at a time, per account. This limit cannot be changed.

FilterLogEvents

5 transactions per second (TPS)/account/Region.

This limit can be changed only in special circumstances. If you experience frequent throttling, contact AWS Support. For instructions, see AWS Service Limits.

GetLogEvents

10 requests per second per account per Region. We recommend subscriptions if you are continuously processing new data. If you need historical data, we recommend exporting your data to Amazon S3.

This limit can be changed only in special circumstances. If you experience frequent throttling, contact AWS Support. For instructions, see AWS Service Limits.

Incoming data

Up to 5 GB of incoming data for free. This limit cannot be changed.

Log groups

5000 log groups per account per Region. You can request a limit increase.

There is no limit on the number of log streams that can belong to one log group.

Metrics filters

100 per log group. This limit cannot be changed.

PutLogEvents

5 requests per second per log stream. Additional requests are throttled. This limit cannot be changed.

The maximum batch size of a PutLogEvents request is 1MB.

1500 transactions per second per account per Region, except for the following Regions where the limit is 800 transactions per second per account per Region: ap-south-1, ap-northeast-1, ap-northeast-2, ap-southeast-1, ap-southeast-2, eu-central-1, eu-west-2, sa-east-1, us-east-2, and us-west-1. You can request a limit increase.

Subscription filters

1 per log group. This limit cannot be changed.