# API limits reference The following table lists the default rate limits for Amazon GameLift Servers API operations. APIs marked with resource-level throttling may be subject to additional limits to prevent database hot key issues. **API limits reference** | API action | Burst limit | Rate limit | Resource-level throttling | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | AcceptMatch | 100 | 100 | No | Limit is per account. | | ClaimGameServer | 40 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateAlias | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateBuild | 10 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateContainerFleet | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateContainerGroupDefinition | 10 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateFleet | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateFleetLocations | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateGameServerGroup | 5 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateGameSession | 50 | 50 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateGameSessionQueue | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateLocation | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateMatchmakingConfiguration | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateMatchmakingRuleSet | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreatePlayerSession | 200 | 200 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreatePlayerSessions | 200 | 200 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateScript | 10 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateVpcPeeringAuthorization | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. | | CreateVpcPeeringConnection | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteAlias | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteBuild | 10 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteContainerFleet | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteContainerGroupDefinition | 10 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteFleet | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteFleetLocations | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteGameServerGroup | 5 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteGameSessionQueue | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteLocation | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteMatchmakingConfiguration | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteMatchmakingRuleSet | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteScalingPolicy | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteScript | 10 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteVpcPeeringAuthorization | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeleteVpcPeeringConnection | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeregisterGameServer | 40 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. | | DeregisterCompute | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeAlias | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeBuild | 20 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeCompute | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeContainerFleet | 20 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeContainerGroupDefinition | 20 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeEC2InstanceLimits | 40 | 15 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeFleetAttributes | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeFleetCapacity | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeFleetDeployment | 20 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeFleetEvents | 10 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeFleetLocationAttributes | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeFleetLocationCapacity | 10 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeFleetLocationUtilization | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeFleetPortSettings | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeFleetUtilization | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeGameServer | 40 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeGameServerGroup | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeGameServerInstances | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeGameSessionDetails | 10 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. Consider using DescribeGameSessions instead as it has a higher default limit and supports resource level limits. | | DescribeGameSessionPlacement | 75 | 75 | Yes | Limit is per account. Subject to resource-level throttling. | | DescribeGameSessionQueues | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeGameSessions | 20 | 20 | Yes | Limit is per account. Subject to resource-level throttling. | | DescribeInstances | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeMatchmaking | 200 | 200 | Yes | Limit is per account. Subject to resource-level throttling. | | DescribeMatchmakingConfigurations | 15 | 7 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeMatchmakingRuleSets | 20 | 10 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribePlayerSessions | 200 | 200 | Yes | Limit is per account. Subject to resource-level throttling. | | DescribeRuntimeConfiguration | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeScalingPolicies | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeScript | 20 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeVpcPeeringAuthorizations | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. | | DescribeVpcPeeringConnections | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. | | GetComputeAccess | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | GetComputeAuthToken | 10 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | GetGameSessionLogUrl | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | GetInstanceAccess | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | ListAliases | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | ListBuilds | 20 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | ListContainerFleets | 20 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | ListCompute | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | ListContainerGroupDefinitions | 20 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | ListContainerGroupDefinitionVersions | 20 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | ListFleets | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | ListFleetDeployments | 20 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | ListGameServerGroups | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | ListGameServers | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | ListLocations | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | ListScripts | 20 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | ListTagsForResource | 20 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | PutScalingPolicy | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | RegisterCompute | 10 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | RegisterGameServer | 40 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. | | RequestUploadCredentials | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | ResolveAlias | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | ResumeGameServerGroup | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. | | SearchGameSessions | 10 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | StartFleetActions | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. | | StartGameSessionPlacement | 75 | 75 | No | Limit is per account. | | StartMatchBackfill | 70 | 70 | No | Limit is per account. | | StartMatchmaking | 100 | 100 | No | Limit is per account. | | StopFleetActions | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. | | StopGameSessionPlacement | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. | | StopMatchmaking | 100 | 100 | No | Limit is per account. | | SuspendGameServerGroup | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. | | TagResource | 20 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | TerminateGameSession | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | UntagResource | 20 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. | | UpdateAlias | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | UpdateBuild | 10 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | UpdateContainerGroupDefinition | 10 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | UpdateContainerFleet | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | UpdateFleetAttributes | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | UpdateFleetCapacity | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | UpdateFleetPortSettings | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | UpdateGameServer | 40 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. | | UpdateGameServerGroup | 5 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. | | UpdateGameSession | 10 | 2 | No | Limit is per account. | | UpdateGameSessionQueue | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | UpdateMatchmakingConfiguration | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | UpdateRuntimeConfiguration | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | UpdateScript | 10 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. | | ValidateMatchmakingRuleSet | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. |