Reference: External Data Limits
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 |