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AWS bedrock documentation change

Service: bedrock · 2026-04-25 · Documentation low

File: bedrock/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-api-error-codes.md

Summary

Updated description of 503 errors to clarify they indicate service capacity constraints rather than account-level throttling

Security assessment

This change provides clearer error code documentation to help users distinguish between service capacity issues (503) and account-level rate limiting (429). This is a clarification of existing behavior with no security implications or security documentation added.

Diff

diff --git a/bedrock/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-api-error-codes.md b/bedrock/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-api-error-codes.md
index c9bb19635..f20db0afb 100644
--- a//bedrock/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-api-error-codes.md
+++ b//bedrock/latest/userguide/troubleshooting-api-error-codes.md
@@ -182 +182 @@ This section provides detailed information about the common errors you might enc
-**Cause:** The service is temporarily unable to handle the request. 503 errors are used for regular throttling.
+**Cause:** The service is temporarily unable to handle the request. 503 errors indicate that the service is experiencing high demand or temporary capacity constraints. This is not related to your account-level quotas or rate limits (which return 429 ThrottlingException).