Max compute time

Set a maximum compute time limit for a task to run.

The maxComputeSeconds parameter sets a maximum compute time limit for tasks. When a task exceeds this duration, it will be automatically stopped. This helps prevent runaway tasks and manage compute resources effectively.

maxDuration replaces the deprecated maxComputeSeconds parameter. Both work the same way, but we recommend using maxDuration for clarity.

You must set a default maxComputeSeconds in your trigger.config.ts file, which will apply to all tasks unless overridden:

/config/trigger.config.ts

import { defineConfig } from "@trigger.dev/sdk";

export default defineConfig({
  project: "proj_gtcwttqhhtlasxgfuhxs",
  maxComputeSeconds: 60, // 60 seconds or 1 minute
});

The minimum maxComputeSeconds is 5 seconds. If you want to avoid timeouts, set this value to a very large number of seconds.

You can set the maxComputeSeconds for a run in the following ways:

• Across all your tasks in the config
• On a specific task
• On a specific run when you trigger a task

How it works

The maxComputeSeconds is set in seconds, and is compared to the CPU time elapsed since the start of a single execution (which we call attempts) of the task. The CPU time is the time that the task has been actively running on the CPU, and does not include time spent waiting during the following:

• wait.for calls
• triggerAndWait calls
• batchTriggerAndWait calls

You can inspect the CPU time of a task inside the run function with our usage utility:

/trigger/max-duration.ts

import { task, usage } from "@trigger.dev/sdk";

export const maxComputeSecondsTask = task({
  id: "max-duration-task",
  maxComputeSeconds: 300, // 300 seconds or 5 minutes
  run: async (payload: any, { ctx }) => {
    let currentUsage = usage.getCurrent();

    currentUsage.attempt.durationMs; // The CPU time in milliseconds since the start of the run
  },
});

The above value will be compared to the maxComputeSeconds you set. If the task exceeds the maxComputeSeconds, it will be stopped with the following error:

Configuring for a task

You can set a maxComputeSeconds on a specific task:

/trigger/max-duration-task.ts

import { task } from "@trigger.dev/sdk";

export const maxComputeSecondsTask = task({
  id: "max-duration-task",
  maxComputeSeconds: 300, // 300 seconds or 5 minutes
  run: async (payload: any, { ctx }) => {
    //...
  },
});

This will override the default maxComputeSeconds set in the config file. If you have a config file with a default maxComputeSeconds of 60 seconds, and you set a maxComputeSeconds of 300 seconds on a task, the task will run for 300 seconds.

You can “turn off” the Max duration set in your config file for a specific task like so:

/trigger/max-duration-task.ts

import { task, timeout } from "@trigger.dev/sdk";

export const maxComputeSecondsTask = task({
  id: "max-duration-task",
  maxComputeSeconds: timeout.None, // No max duration
  run: async (payload: any, { ctx }) => {
    //...
  },
});

Configuring for a run

You can set a maxComputeSeconds on a specific run when you trigger a task:

/trigger/max-duration.ts

import { maxComputeSecondsTask } from "./trigger/max-duration-task";

// Trigger the task with a maxComputeSeconds of 300 seconds
const run = await maxComputeSecondsTask.trigger(
  { foo: "bar" },
  {
    maxComputeSeconds: 300, // 300 seconds or 5 minutes
  }
);

You can also set the maxComputeSeconds to timeout.None to turn off the max duration for a specific run:

/trigger/max-duration.ts

import { maxComputeSecondsTask } from "./trigger/max-duration-task";
import { timeout } from "@trigger.dev/sdk";

// Trigger the task with no maxComputeSeconds
const run = await maxComputeSecondsTask.trigger(
  { foo: "bar" },
  {
    maxComputeSeconds: timeout.None, // No max duration
  }
);

maxComputeSeconds in run context

You can access the maxComputeSeconds set for a run in the run context:

/trigger/max-duration-task.ts

import { task } from "@trigger.dev/sdk";

export const maxComputeSecondsTask = task({
  id: "max-duration-task",
  maxComputeSeconds: 300, // 300 seconds or 5 minutes
  run: async (payload: any, { ctx }) => {
    console.log(ctx.run.maxComputeSeconds); // 300
  },
});

maxComputeSeconds and lifecycle functions

When a task run exceeds the maxComputeSeconds, the lifecycle functions cleanup, onSuccess, and onFailure will not be called.