Important update to Contentful’s GraphQL API query limits

On February 4th 2025, we are releasing an update to resolve an issue where the query complexity was miscalculated when the limit argument was set to 0.

After this update:

When the limit is omitted or explicitly set to 0, a default limit of 100 will apply.

This change ensures consistent behaviour across all Contentful APIs, including GraphQL API, Content Delivery API (CDA), and Content Preview API (CPA).

What you need to do:

We recommend reviewing any queries that use a limit of 0 to ensure they align with this updated behaviour. This only affects a very small number of our customers who have also been notified via email.

Important: This is a breaking change.

See GraphQL Content API - Complexity Limits for more details.

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