can you remove an blocked ip in aws WAF?

Question

I am testing my api with some aws managed waf rules. for testing i've put rate limit such that if there are more than 100 request per 5 minutes, my ip gets blocked. after the testing , once i make more than 100 request in a 5 minute period , how do i unblock my IP. can i do it from console.

Answer

You can list the IPs blocked by the rate limiting using the commands listed here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/listing-managed-ips.html

You can't delete IPs blocked by a rate limiting rule but they will be removed automatically once the rate from this IP drops below what you have specified in your rule.

> When the rule action triggers, AWS WAF applies the action to additional requests from the IP address until the request rate falls below the limit. It can take a minute or two for the action change to go into effect. - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-rule-statement-type-rate-based.html

can you remove an blocked ip in aws WAF?

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