Service Limitations

Quotas & Limits

Entity Limits

IAM Users per account 5,000
IAM Groups per account 300
IAM Roles per account 1,000
Users per group No limit

Policy Limits

Managed policies per account 1,500
Policy size (managed) 6,144 chars
Policy size (inline) 2,048 chars
Policy versions 5

Important Notes

  • • Most limits are soft limits and can be increased by contacting AWS Support
  • • Some limits are hard limits and cannot be changed
  • • Regional boundaries apply to some IAM resources
  • • Monitor usage through IAM console and AWS CLI
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