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description: Limits on search queries protect against service disruptions and help ensure optimal performance for normal usage.
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# Search Query Limits

Limits on search queries protect against service disruptions and help ensure optimal performance for normal usage.

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          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d25998e38">Feature or Function</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d25998e41">Usage Limit</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d25998e44">Description</th>
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          <td data-label="Feature or Function" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25998e38 ">Number of Search Queries</td>

          <td data-label="Usage Limit" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25998e41 ">3,000 queries in a 5-minute interval per user</td>

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            <p>Exceeding this limit throttles the user queries for the remainder of the 5-minute
              interval.</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">When the queries exceed the limit, consider distributing the query traffic over
              longer time periods.</p>
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          <td data-label="Feature or Function" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25998e38 ">Query Processing Time</td>

          <td data-label="Usage Limit" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25998e41 ">200,000 milliseconds cumulative CPU time in a 5-minute interval</td>

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            <p>Exceeding this limit throttles the user session for the remainder of the 5-minute
              interval.</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">When the queries exceed the limit, consider distributing the query traffic over
              longer time periods.</p>
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