Amazon EBS increases concurrent snapshot copy limits to 20 snapshots per destination Region

Posted on: Apr 29, 2020

You can now copy up to 20 Amazon EBS snapshots concurrently to a single destination region per account, an increase from the previous limit of 5 concurrent copies per destination region per account. 

The new limit applies to all commercial AWS regions (except GovCloud(US) and China). The higher limits are reflected in your account automatically and you do not have to take any action. 

If you require more concurrent copies per destination region than the new limit, you can submit a limit increase request using the AWS Support Center. If your account has an approved limit that is higher than the new limit, you will continue to have the higher limit. To learn more about Amazon EBS limits, please visit our documentation.