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I created an automated PowerAutomate with 100 actions logic by a service account. The trigger is when I create or modify a SharePoint document. I expect that the PowerAutomate will run 150 times every day. I did some tests with 150 runs and got throttled. This service account has an O365 E3 license.

I found 3 Microsoft documentations where they talk about limitations.

Requests limits and allocations - Power Platform | Microsoft Docs

This page is telling me I have with an O365 license 2000 api requests per 24 hours.

Troubleshooting Slow Running Flows (microsoft.com)

This page is telling me I have with an O365 license 2000 actions across all flows created by a single user per day.

Limits and configuration - Power Automate | Microsoft Docs

This page is telling me I have with an O365 license the performance profile "Low", which is giving me 10000 actions execution per 24 hours.

I am confused 😞 Who can tell me what are my limitations with an O365 E3 license and a flow with 100 actions per day? Is 1 action the same as 1 api request or is this different.

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Hi @KLD,

every action in flow is considered as an api call. If you have a loop that runs 10 times and loop has 5 actions then that is 50 actions.

total number of api calls for basic license is 2000 per 24 hrs and this is for all flows run by that user account.

https://twitter.com/rezadorrani/status/1341858598415200260?s=21

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Thanks @RezaDorrani but what about this documentation?

Limits and configuration - Power Automate | Microsoft Docs
This page is telling me I have with an O365 license the performance profile "Low", which is giving me 10000 actions execution per 24 hours.

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Hi @KLD

In documentation link - "Because of the current transition period (in the year of 2020) these limits are less strict than the values called out in the requests limits and allocations document. These limits represent approximations of how many requests will be allowed daily and not guarantees. Actual amounts may be smaller, but will be greater than the documented requests limits and allocations during the transition period. These limits will change after the transition period ends. Distribute the workload across more than one flow as necessary."

These are just temporary limits for the transition.

Things will change.

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@RezaDorrani just a double check. Also a "set variable" action counts as an api request? Or only outbound actions like: http request, sharepoint, outlook, onedrive actions

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@KLD Set variable also counts. Every action in flow counts irrespective of it querying a data source.

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