alibaba/nacos · error · NacosException

Configuration limit exceeded [group=%s, namespaceId=%s].

Error message

Configuration limit exceeded [group=%s, namespaceId=%s].

What it means

Error "Configuration limit exceeded [group=%s, namespaceId=%s]." thrown in alibaba/nacos.

Source

Thrown at config/src/main/java/com/alibaba/nacos/config/server/aspect/CapacityManagementAspect.java:153

     * Write operation. Step 1: count whether to open the limitation checking function for capacity management; Step 2:
     * open limitation checking capacity management and check size of content and quota;
     *
     * @throws Throwable Exception.
     */
    private Object do4Insert(ProceedingJoinPoint pjp, String group, String namespaceId,
        String content) throws Throwable {
        LOGGER.info("[CapacityManagement] Handling insert operation for group: {}, namespaceId: {}",
            group, namespaceId);
        CounterMode counterMode = CounterMode.INCREMENT;
        boolean hasTenant = StringUtils.isNotBlank(namespaceId);
        
        if (PropertyUtil.isCapacityLimitCheck()) {
            // Write or update: usage + 1
            LimitType limitType = getLimitType(counterMode, group, namespaceId, content, hasTenant);
            if (limitType != null) {
                ErrorCode errorCode = ErrorCode.getErrorCode(limitType.name());
                if (errorCode != null) {
                    throw new NacosException(errorCode.getCode(),
                        String.format("Configuration limit exceeded [group=%s, namespaceId=%s].",
                            group, namespaceId));
                }
            }
        } else {
            // Write or update: usage + 1
            insertOrUpdateUsage(group, namespaceId, counterMode, hasTenant);
        }
        return getResult(pjp, group, namespaceId, counterMode, hasTenant);
    }
    
    /**
     * Intercept delete config operations to perform capacity management checks.
     */
    @Around(DELETE_CONFIG)
    public Object aroundDeleteConfig(ProceedingJoinPoint pjp) throws Throwable {
        if (!PropertyUtil.isManageCapacity()) {
            return pjp.proceed();

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Solutions

1. Reduce the size or count of the input so it stays within the configured limit.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at config/src/main/java/com/alibaba/nacos/config/server/aspect/CapacityManagementAspect.java:153 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: Creating more configurations than the quota for the group/namespace allows.

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