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AWS servicequotas documentation change

Service: servicequotas · 2026-02-13 · Documentation low

File: servicequotas/latest/userguide/automatic-management-faq.md

Summary

Updated FAQ for Automatic Management: Added details about notification timing, reminder frequencies, notification type logic, and renumbered questions.

Security assessment

Changes focus on operational aspects of quota management (notification timing/frequency, auto-adjust behavior) without addressing security vulnerabilities, incidents, or security features. No security-specific content was added or modified.

Diff

diff --git a/servicequotas/latest/userguide/automatic-management-faq.md b/servicequotas/latest/userguide/automatic-management-faq.md
index 725e3aa69..318dc3f3d 100644
--- a//servicequotas/latest/userguide/automatic-management-faq.md
+++ b//servicequotas/latest/userguide/automatic-management-faq.md
@@ -14 +14 @@ Q1: When will I receive notifications about my quota usage?
-Notifications are typically delivered within an hour of reaching a threshold. You'll also receive reminder notifications once every 24 hours if the quota threshold breach remains active.
+After you start Automatic Management, it can take up to 24 hours for the initial opt-in to take effect and begin monitoring your quotas. Once Automatic Management is active, notifications are typically delivered within an hour of reaching a configured threshold.
@@ -16 +16,13 @@ Notifications are typically delivered within an hour of reaching a threshold. Yo
-Q2: Why didn't I receive a notification even though my quota usage reached the configured thresholds?
+Q2: How often will I receive reminder notifications?
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+If the quota threshold breach remains active, you'll receive reminder notifications at different frequencies based on your utilization level:
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+  * **At or above 95% utilization:** Once every 6 hours
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+  * **Below 95% utilization:** Once every 24 hours
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+Q3: Why didn't I receive a notification even though my quota usage reached the configured thresholds?
@@ -21 +33 @@ Notifications are typically delivered within an hour of reaching a threshold. If
-Q3: Can I exclude specific resources from notifications?
+Q4: Can I exclude specific resources from notifications?
@@ -25,0 +38,14 @@ No, you can't configure notification exclusions at the resource level. Automatic
+Q5: Why did I receive an APPROACHING_THRESHOLD notification instead of THRESHOLD_BREACH even though my quota reached 100% utilization?
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+The notification type is determined by whether the quota supports automatic adjustment, not by the utilization level:
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+  * **APPROACHING_THRESHOLD:** Sent for quotas that support automatic adjustment. This notification type indicates that you can optimize your quota utilization or request a quota increase.
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+  * **THRESHOLD_BREACH:** Sent for quotas that cannot be automatically adjusted. This notification type indicates that you need to optimize your quota utilization to mitigate the threshold breach.
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+Even if your utilization reaches 100%, you'll receive an APPROACHING_THRESHOLD notification if the quota supports automatic adjustment. For more information about notification types, see [Integrating event-driven applications with Service Quotas using Amazon EventBridge](./eventbridge-integration.html).
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@@ -28 +54 @@ No, you can't configure notification exclusions at the resource level. Automatic
-Q4: What happens when the system automatically requests a quota increase on my behalf?
+Q6: What happens when the system automatically requests a quota increase on my behalf?
@@ -50 +76 @@ If the request can't be processed through auto-adjustment, the request result sh
-Q5: Are auto-adjust requests evaluated differently than manual Service Quotas requests?
+Q7: Are auto-adjust requests evaluated differently than manual Service Quotas requests?
@@ -57 +83 @@ If an auto-adjust request isn't approved, you can submit a manual quota increase
-Q6: Why don't I see explicit rejection reasons for auto-adjust failures?
+Q8: Why don't I see explicit rejection reasons for auto-adjust failures?
@@ -64 +90 @@ For more information about why a quota increase wasn't approved, submit a manual
-Q7: Which quotas support auto-adjust?
+Q9: Which quotas support auto-adjust?
@@ -82 +108 @@ To view which quotas are supported in your account:
-Q8: My auto-adjust request failed, but a manual request for the same quota was approved. Why?
+Q10: My auto-adjust request failed, but a manual request for the same quota was approved. Why?
@@ -96 +122 @@ If your auto-adjust requests consistently fail, consider submitting manual quota
-Q9: How can I track auto-adjust request results?
+Q11: How can I track auto-adjust request results?