Hello,
I am designing a flow that may receive a large number of requests within a very short time.
I have seen various statements online such as:
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“There is a limit every 5 minutes”
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“Power Automate throttles burst traffic”
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“Short‑term throttling is separate from the 24‑hour limit”
However, I could not find any official documentation that clearly explains the short‑term throttling mechanism.
My questions:
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Does Power Automate apply throttling when many requests arrive within a few minutes?
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Is there any official documentation describing short‑term throttling or burst‑control behavior?
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What exactly happens when the short‑term threshold is exceeded
(delays, retries, failures, queueing, etc.)?
This information is important because my flow may receive over 700 triggers within a short period during emergency drills.
Thank you.
