Quotas for AWS End User Messaging SMS - AWS End User Messaging SMS

Quotas for AWS End User Messaging SMS

Your AWS account has default quotas, formerly referred to as limits, for each AWS service. Unless otherwise noted, each quota is Region-specific. You can request increases for some quotas, and other quotas cannot be increased.

To request a quota increase, see Requesting a quota increase.

Your AWS account has the following quotas related to AWS End User Messaging SMS.

The following table lists the Requests Per Second (RPS) quota for each resource of the AWS End User Messaging SMS and Voice v2 API. All Resources are eligible for a rate increase by following the directions by following the directions in Requesting a quota increase.

Resource Default quota rate (requests per second)
AssociateOriginationIdentity 1
AssociateProtectConfiguration 1
CreateConfigurationSet 1
CreateEventDestination 1
CreateOptOutList 1
CreatePool 1
CreateProtectConfiguration 1
CreateRegistration 1
CreateRegistrationAssociation 1
CreateRegistrationAttachment 1
CreateRegistrationVersion 1
CreateVerifiedDestinationNumber 1
DeleteAccountDefaultProtectConfiguration 1
DeleteConfigurationSet 1
DeleteDefaultMessageType 1
DeleteDefaultSenderId 1
DeleteEventDestination 1
DeleteKeyword 1
DeleteMediaMessageSpendLimitOverride 1
DeleteOptedOutNumber 10
DeleteOptOutList 1
DeletePool 1
DeleteProtectConfiguration 1
DeleteRegistration 1
DeleteRegistrationAttachment 1
DeleteRegistrationFieldValue 1
DeleteTextMessageSpendLimitOverride 1
DeleteVerifiedDestinationNumber 1
DeleteVoiceMessageSpendLimitOverride 1
DescribeAccountAttributes 1
DescribeAccountLimits 1
DescribeConfigurationSets 1
DescribeKeywords 1
DescribeOptedOutNumbers 1
DescribeOptOutLists 1
DescribePhoneNumbers 1
DescribePools 1
DescribeProtectConfiguration 1
DescribeRegistrationAttachments 1
DescribeRegistrationFieldDefinitions 1
DescribeRegistrationFieldValues 1
DescribeRegistrations 1
DescribeRegistrationSectionDefinitions 1
DescribeRegistrationTypeDefinitions 1
DescribeRegistrationVersions 1
DescribeSenderIds 1
DescribeSpendLimits 1
DescribeVerifiedDestinationNumbers 1
DisassociateOriginationIdentity 1
DisassociateProtectConfiguration 1
DiscardRegistrationVersion 1
GetProtectConfigurationCountryRuleSet 1
ListPoolOriginationIdentities 1
ListRegistrationAssociations 1
ListTagsForResource 10
ProtectConfiguration 1
PutKeyword 1
PutOptedOutNumber 10
PutRegistrationFieldValue 1
ReleasePhoneNumber 1
ReleaseSenderId 1
RequestPhoneNumber 1
RequestSenderId 1
SendDestinationNumberVerificationCode 1
SendMediaMessage 1
SendTextMessage 1
SendVoiceMessage 1
SetAccountDefaultProtectConfiguration 1
SetDefaultMessageType 1
SetDefaultSenderId 1
SetMediaMessageSpendLimitOverride 1
SetTextMessageSpendLimitOverride 1
SetVoiceMessageSpendLimitOverride 1
SubmitRegistrationVersion 1
TagResource 1
UntagResource 1
UpdateEventDestination 1
UpdatePhoneNumber 1
UpdateProtectConfiguration 1
UpdateProtectConfigurationCountryRuleSet 1
UpdatePool 1
UpdateSenderId 1
VerifyDestinationNumber 1

SMS and MMS quotas

The following quotas apply to the SMS and MMS channel.

Resource Default quota Eligible for increase

Spending threshold

USD $1.00 per account

Yes, but spending limits vary by region. You must specify the region(s) in which you require an increase.

Number of SMS messages that can be sent each second (sending rate)

Varies depending on destination country and originating phone number. For more information, see Message Parts per Second (MPS) limits.

Yes, however, you might need to obtain a phone number that supports higher throughput. If you're unsure of which number type to use, contact AWS Support or your AWS Account Manager for more information

If you use an alphanumeric Sender ID to send messages, you might be able to increase your throughput rate. To find out if a throughput increase is available for your Sender ID, How to request a sender ID through AWS Support in the Support Center Console. In your request, include your existing Sender ID, the country in which you use that Sender ID, and the throughput rate you want to request.

Number of SMS and MMS messages that can be sent to a single recipient each second 1 message per second No
Number of Amazon SNS topics for two-way SMS 100,000 per account Yes
Number of Keywords for two-way SMS 30 Keywords per number Yes
Number of SMS, MMS, and Voice numbers 25 per account Yes
Number of dedicated phone numbers 25 per account Yes

Number of opt-out lists

Note: The required Default opt-out list counts against this quota.

25 per account Yes
Number of configuration sets 25 per account Yes
Number of event destinations 5 per configuration set No
Number of verified destination phone numbers while in SMS sandbox 10 per account No
Number of phone number pools 25 per account Yes
Number of origination identities that can be associated with a phone number pool 100 per phone number pool Yes

10DLC quotas

The following quotas apply to SMS messages sent using 10DLC phone numbers. 10DLC numbers can only be used to send messages to recipients in the United States.

Resource Default quota Eligible for increase

Max 10DLC companies per AWS account

25

Yes

Max 10DLC campaigns per 10DLC brand

10

Yes

Max 10DLC numbers per 10DLC campaign 49 No

Protect configuration quotas

The following quotas apply to protect configurations.

Resource Default quota Eligible for increase
Number of protect configurations 25 No

Voice quotas

The following quotas apply to the voice channel.

Note

When your account is removed from the sandbox, you automatically qualify for the maximum quotas shown in the following table.

Resource Default quota Eligible for increase
Number of voice messages that can be sent during a 24-hour period If your account is in the sandbox: 20 messages No
Number of voice messages that can be sent to a single recipient during a 24-hour period 5 messages No
Number of voice messages that can be sent per minute If your account is in the sandbox: 5 calls per minute

If your account is out of the sandbox: 20 calls per minute

No
Number of voice messages that can be sent from a single originating phone number per second 1 message per second No
Voice message length If your account is in the sandbox: 30 seconds

If your account is out of the sandbox: 5 minutes

No
Ability to send voice messages to international phone numbers

If your account is in the sandbox, you can send messages to recipients in only the following countries:

  • Australia

  • Canada

  • Germany

  • Hong Kong

  • Israel

  • Japan

  • Mexico

  • Singapore

  • Sweden

  • United States

  • United Kingdom

If your account is out of the sandbox, you can send messages to recipients in any country.

Note

International calls are subject to additional fees, which vary by destination country or region.

No
Number of characters in a voice message 3,000 billable characters, in words that are spoken

6,000 characters total, including billable characters and SSML tags

No
Number of configuration sets

10,000 voice configuration sets

No

Requesting a quota increase

If the value in the Eligible for Increase column in any of the preceding tables is Yes, you can request an increase for that quota.

To request a quota increase
  1. Create an AWS Support case at https://support.console.aws.amazon.com/support/home#/case/create?issueType=service-limit-increase.

  2. Under Service quota increase, do the following:

    • For Service, choose AWS End User Messaging SMS (Pinpoint).

    • (Optional) For Provide a link to the site or app which will be sending SMS messages, provide information about the website, application, or service that will send SMS messages.

    • (Optional) For What type of messages do you plan to send, choose the type of message that you plan to send using your long code:

      • One Time Password – Messages that provide passwords that your customers use to authenticate with your website or application.

      • Promotional – Noncritical messages that promote your business or service, such as special offers or announcements.

      • Transactional – Important informational messages that support customer transactions, such as order confirmations or account alerts. Transactional messages must not contain promotional or marketing content.

    • (Optional) For Which AWS Region will you be sending messages from, choose the AWS Region that you will be sending messages from.

    • (Optional) For Which countries do you plan to send messages to, enter the country or region that you want to purchase short codes in.

    • (Optional) In the How do your customers opt to receive messages from you, provide details about your opt-in process.

    • (Optional) In the Please provide the message template that you plan to use to send messages to your customers field, include the template that you will be using.

  3. Under Requests, do one of the following:

    • For Region, choose your AWS Region.

    • For Resource Type, choose General Limits.

    • For Quota, choose the quota to change.

    • For New quota value enter a new value for the quota.

    • To request an increase to the same quota in an additional AWS Region, choose Add another request, and then choose the additional AWS Region and fill out the new request.

  4. Under Case description, for Use case description, explain why you're requesting the quota increase.

  5. Under Contact options, for Preferred contact language, choose the language that you prefer to use when communicating with the AWS Support team.

  6. For Contact method, choose your preferred method of communicating with the AWS Support team.

  7. Choose Submit.

The AWS Support team provides an initial response to your request within 24 hours.

In order to prevent our systems from being used to send unsolicited or malicious content, we have to consider each request carefully. If we’re able to do so, we'll grant your request within this 24-hour period. However, if we need to obtain additional information from you, it might take longer to resolve your request.

We might not be able to grant your request if your use case doesn’t align with our policies.