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‎Jan 22, 2025 07:06 AM
I've been trying to find out what counts towards my automation run; however, either I can't find it, or I'm constantly overlooking the something.
Basically I just want to have a solid grasp on what adds towards my automation limit?
- Is it just counted every time an automation runs?
- Does steps in the automation also count?
- Does loops count as one or multiple runs?
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‎Jan 22, 2025 07:56 AM
In Airtable, an automation run is when the automation is triggered. So the number of actions in the automation doesn’t matter. Loops within an automation don’t matter. Note that if an automation is triggered, but no actions are run, it still counts towards your total.
This is different from other automation systems.
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‎Jan 22, 2025 07:56 AM
In Airtable, an automation run is when the automation is triggered. So the number of actions in the automation doesn’t matter. Loops within an automation don’t matter. Note that if an automation is triggered, but no actions are run, it still counts towards your total.
This is different from other automation systems.
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‎Jan 22, 2025 11:24 AM
Thank you @kuovonne, this was what I kind of hoped for, but couldn't find a place to get it verified. I was a bit confused as you mention fx Make does not count by triggered runs alone.
So I guess it also means a trigger set for a scheduled time will always just consume one run regardless if there is zero records or thousands of records to do something to?
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‎Jan 22, 2025 11:29 AM - edited ‎Jan 24, 2025 05:29 AM
Hey @Kim_Trager1!
Re: So I guess it also means a trigger set for a scheduled time will always just consume one run regardless if there is zero records or thousands of records to do something to?
Correct. Such situation would consume one run, regardless of the amount of actions and records updated/created/found under such run. (as @kuovonne mentioned!)
You can also find more information and examples on Airtable automation limits here.
Mike, Consultant @ Automatic Nation
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