Limits

Every limit here reports itself rather than failing silently. These are the numbers to plan around.


#Every limit

Limit

Value

What happens

Indexed property size cap

28,000 characters

The per-page index of answers is capped. Over the cap, multi-value answers are first truncated to their first 5 entries; then whole forms are dropped from the index; and if it still will not fit, the page is recorded as carrying no forms at all. The answers st

CSV export cap

5,000 pages

An export stops at 5,000 pages and gives no warning that it truncated. Pages are fetched 25 at a time.

Responses table page size

25 rows

The per-form responses table pages 25 pages at a time using search cursors. Next/Previous and Refresh only - no jump-to-page.

Standalone field autosave delay

800 ms after the last change; "Saved" ti

Applies only to Input macros outside a Form container.

Save retry ceiling

5 attempts, backing off 250 ms, 500 ms,

If the save cannot locate the macros in the page content it retries on that ladder and then gives up, surfacing as "Could not save form - try again".


#A few things worth knowing

  • A limit that is reached is reported in the interface, not in a log you have to find.

  • Limits are per site or per tenant depending on the limit. The table says which.

  • Edition can change some of these.



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