Amazon WorkSpaces Core Supports In-Place Volume Modification

AWS enabled volume size and performance adjustments on Amazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances via the ModifyVolume API.

By Julian Wells · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-10-26 · 1 min read

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Retrospective edition: 2026-10-26. Source published: 2026-10-26. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

The ModifyVolume API allows dynamic changes to volume size (up to 16,384 GiB), type, IOPS, and throughput on live WorkSpaces Core instances without downtime or volume detachment. This replaced prior requirements for instance rebuilds to effect storage changes.

The API offers idempotency token support to prevent duplicate modifications and integrates progress tracking through EC2 volume modification operations. It is available across all AWS Regions offering WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances.

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Amazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances now supports ModifyVolume API ↗

Source published 2026-10-26. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.