Reference: External Data Limits

Administrator Guide

Workday enforces limits when you create a table or dataset using the REST API or the UI. The limits apply when you:

Create a table or dataset in the UI by uploading a file. Workday creates and uses a bucket.

Create a data change task in the UI by uploading a file. Workday creates and uses a file container.

Run a data change task in the UI by uploading a file. Workday creates and uses a file container.

Upload a file to a file container using the REST API.

Create a bucket using the REST API.

Upload a file to a bucket using the REST API.

Workday enforces these limits:

Limit	Value
Maximum size of a single file	256 MB compressed
Maximum number of buckets that can be created in a 24-hour rolling period	1,000
Maximum number of data change activities and bucket completions that can be run in a 24-hour rolling period	1,000
Maximum number of concurrent uploads using any method	10
Maximum number of files in all file containers and buckets in a 24-hour rolling period	50,000
Maximum size of all files in all file containers and buckets in a 24-hour rolling period	125 GB compressed