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CloudWatch Logs increases query result limit to 100,000

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Amazon CloudWatch Logs now supports retrieving up to 100,000 query results, an increase from the previous limit of 10,000. This enhancement allows customers to view, visualize, and export larger result sets directly, simplifying data analysis and reducing the need for complex query splitting. The update is available in all commercial AWS regions and supports pagination via the GetQueryResults API.

  • →Increase CloudWatch Logs query results limit
  • →Update GetQueryResults API for pagination
  • →Increased query limits available across AWS regions
Enhancements (2) ›
  • Increase CloudWatch Logs query results limit

    CloudWatch Logs now supports retrieving up to 100,000 results with the Logs Insights query language, up from the previous limit of 10,000. Customers can specify the limit in their query using the LIMIT command and use features like patterns, visualization, and export on the full result set.

  • Update GetQueryResults API for pagination

    The GetQueryResults API has been updated to support pagination, allowing each invocation to return up to 10,000 results along with a token for fetching subsequent sets. This aids in managing and retrieving large query result sets.

Notes (1) ›
  • Increased query limits available across AWS regions

    The increased query result limits for CloudWatch Logs are available in all commercial AWS regions. Users can execute queries and view up to 100,000 results via the CloudWatch console, AWS CLI, AWS CDK, and AWS SDKs.

Read the original announcement →

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/05/cloudwatch-logs-query-results/

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