Amazon Cognito adds multi-Region replication for identity data
Amazon Cognito now supports multi-Region replication, allowing near real-time synchronization of user and machine identity data to a secondary user pool. This enhances authentication system resilience by enabling failover to a standby Region during disruptions, ensuring continuous application access for users. The feature is available as an add-on for Essentials or Plus tiers and is accessible in numerous AWS Regions globally.
- →Enable multi-Region replication for user pools
- →Maintain user sessions and authentication methods during failover
- →Availability and configuration details
Features (1) ›
- Enable multi-Region replication for user pools
Amazon Cognito now supports multi-Region replication, synchronizing identity data, credentials, configurations, and federation setups to a standby user pool in a secondary Region. This feature improves resilience by providing a failover option during regional disruptions, allowing seamless continuation of user authentication and access.
Enhancements (1) ›
- Maintain user sessions and authentication methods during failover
During a regional disruption, signed-in users can continue accessing applications without re-authentication, and new users can sign in with existing credentials. Authentication methods such as username/password, social federation, SAML/OIDC, and machine-to-machine flows remain functional in the secondary Region.
Notes (1) ›
- Availability and configuration details
Multi-Region replication is available as an add-on for Cognito user pools in Essentials or Plus feature tiers. The feature is supported across multiple AWS Regions in North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and South America. Configuration can be done via the AWS Management Console, CLI, or SDKs.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/06/amazon-cognito-multi-region/