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Amazon Bedrock (Runtime API) error

Amazon Bedrock 400 ServiceQuotaExceededException: what it means and how to fix it

Error message
400 ServiceQuotaExceededException

Retry? YesLast verified 1 documented fix1 source

What it means

Your request exceeds the service quota for your account. You can resubmit your request later.

Causes

  • Request exceeds an account service quota

How to fix it

  1. Fix 1.

    View your quotas in Service Quotas and resubmit the request later.

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FAQ

What does the Amazon Bedrock error "400 ServiceQuotaExceededException" mean?

Your request exceeds the service quota for your account. You can resubmit your request later.

How do I fix Amazon Bedrock "400 ServiceQuotaExceededException"?

View your quotas in Service Quotas and resubmit the request later.

Should I retry Amazon Bedrock "400 ServiceQuotaExceededException"?

Yes. The official docs treat this error as retryable.

Which other AI APIs return HTTP 400?

Per their official error docs: Anthropic API (400 invalid_request_error; 400 invalid_request_error (spend limit reached)), Azure OpenAI (400 Bad Request; 400 content_filter), Cohere API (400 Bad Request; 400 Bad Request (too many tokens)), DeepSeek API (400 - Invalid Format), Gemini API (400 invalid_request; 400 failed_precondition; 400 parameter_unknown; 400 INVALID_ARGUMENT; 400 FAILED_PRECONDITION), Groq API (400 Bad Request), Mistral API (400 Bad request), OpenAI API (400 invalid_request_error (Invalid service_tier argument); 400 BadRequestError), OpenRouter (400 invalid_request; 400 invalid_prompt; 400 context_length_exceeded; 400 max_tokens_exceeded; 400 token_limit_exceeded; 400 string_too_long; 400 invalid_image; 400 image_too_large; 400 image_too_small; 400 unsupported_image_format; 400 image_download_failed), Vertex AI (400 INVALID_ARGUMENT / FAILED_PRECONDITION), xAI API (400 Bad Request).

Sources

Last verified against 1 source: Amazon Bedrock's official docs and official SDK repositories.

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