Limits - Mesa Docs

This page documents the current system limits for Mesa. These limits will evolve as we scale — if you’re hitting a limit, reach out and we can work with you.

Repository limits

Resource	Limit
Repository name length	100 characters

REST API content limits

When creating or modifying files through the REST API and SDKs, content is sent inline:

Resource	Limit
Inline data per file operation	128 KB
Total inline data per API call	16 MB
Max file operations per API call	10,000
Max operations per streaming message	500
Max streaming messages per call	200

For files larger than 128 KB, write them through MesaFS.

Diff limits

Resource	Limit
Max blob size for diffs	1 MB
Max files in a diff response	3,000

Files larger than 1 MB are omitted from diff responses with an omitted marker. The full file content is still accessible via the Content API.

Pagination limits

Endpoint	Default page size	Max page size
List refs / bookmarks	100	500
List tree entries	100	500
Change history	100	500
List changes	20	100
List commits	20	100

Timeouts

Resource	Timeout
API request idle timeout	10 minutes
VCS operation idle timeout	5 minutes