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Amazon Bedrock Web Search External Web Access (Aug 19, 2026): Keep Fetch Inside AWS or Go Live
On August 19, 2026 AWS enabled live-web fetch for Bedrock Web Search in 3 US Regions. Default external_web_access is true; AmazonBedrockFullAccess still does not grant ExternalWebAccess — and the 403 does not fail the request.