FIELD GUIDE / POWER AUTOMATE CLOUD FLOWS
Power Automate
Limits Explorer Beta
Understand the limits before your flow finds them.
Power Automate puts caps on how long flows run, how many actions they make and how much they process. Search them here, then check the exact figures on Microsoft's own pages.
START WITH THE SYMPTOM
What’s happening to my flow?
Choose what you’re seeing. These are places to investigate, not automatic diagnoses.
INVESTIGATION STARTER
Limits worth checking
A symptom can have several causes. Check the run history, connector guidance and your flow configuration before drawing conclusions.
THE BIG PICTURE
A map of the boundaries
Cloud flow limits live in different places. Select a region to narrow the explorer.
FLOWLIMITS LANDSCAPE
Boundaries vary by plan, configuration, connector and workload.
LEARN · INVESTIGATE · VERIFY
Explore the limits
A practical reference, connected to Microsoft’s current guidance.
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CAPACITY ISN’T ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL
Performance profiles
change the picture.
A flow’s profile affects some platform request limits. The profile is linked to licensing and flow context; don’t infer entitlement from a single plan label.
Check profile details in Microsoft LearnA QUICK TRANSLATION
Terms worth knowing
QUICK ANSWERS
Common Power Automate limit questions
How long can a Power Automate cloud flow run?
A cloud flow run can last up to 30 days. Runs that haven't finished by then time out. Explore the run duration limit.
How many actions can a Power Automate flow have?
A single flow can contain up to 500 actions. Microsoft suggests splitting larger flows into child flows. Explore the actions per workflow limit.
How many items can an Apply to each loop process?
Up to 5,000 array items on the Low performance profile and 100,000 on the others. Explore the Apply to each array items limit.
What is the Until loop limit in Power Automate?
An Until loop runs 60 iterations by default and can be set to a maximum of 5,000. Explore the Until iterations limit.
Why is my Power Automate flow being throttled?
Throttling usually means the flow, or a connector it uses, has reached a request or throughput limit. Review the daily request allowance and concurrent outbound calls limit, or use the symptom launcher to find related limits.