We recommend that you install IAM Identity Center in a Region that you intend to keep available for users, not a Region that you might need to disable. For more information, see Considerations for choosing an AWS Region.
You can switch your IAM Identity Center Region only by deleting your current IAM Identity Center instance and creating an instance in another Region. If you already enabled an AWS managed application with your existing IAM Identity Center instance, disable the application before deleting IAM Identity Center. For instructions on disabling AWS managed applications, see Disabling an AWS managed application.
Configuration considerations in the new Region
You must recreate users, groups, permission sets, applications, and assignments in the new IAM Identity Center instance. You can use the IAM Identity Center account and application assignment APIs to get a snapshot of your configuration and then use that snapshot to rebuild your configuration in a new Region. Switching to a different Region also changes the URL for the AWS access portal, which provides your users with single sign-on access to their AWS accounts and applications. You might also need to recreate some IAM Identity Center configuration through the Management Console of your new instance.
