AWS003 - AWS API Throttled

Uploading...Agent error code #AWS003 indicates that AWS rate-limited the request. AWS returns Throttling or RequestLimitExceeded in this situation.

This is a transient condition. The grant is retried, and in most cases it succeeds on a later attempt without any action.

Common causes include:

Another tool in the same account is consuming the EC2 API request budget A large number of grants or revokes were applied at once Several agents share one set of credentials and their requests are counted together

Steps to Resolve

Wait and Confirm It Clears

Retry the operation, or wait for the agent to retry it If grants complete normally afterwards, no change is needed

Reduce Other API Consumers

If the code appears frequently, something else in the account is likely the heavier consumer. Auto-scaling tooling, monitoring agents and configuration management all poll the EC2 API.

Check CloudTrail for the volume of EC2 API calls in the account Reduce polling frequency where you can

Separate Credentials per Agent

Request quotas apply per account, but spreading load helps when several agents currently share one identity. Give each agent its own IAM identity so a burst from one does not exhaust the others.

Request a Quota Increase

If the account legitimately needs a higher rate, raise a service quota increase request with AWS for the EC2 API.