Are there workflow execution time limits?

Questions
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Hello,

I have been searching for maximum workflow execution time and I keep finding outdated information; therefore, I would like to know if there is a fresh information from n8n team about this.

At some point it was 5m for a Starter plan, but my workflows are running for >1h without being stopped, so this is not true.

I was thinking that restrictions were removed completely, but documentation still says “For n8n Cloud users, n8n enforces a maximum available timeout for each plan.“ (Ref.: Settings | n8n Docs).

I am on n8n Cloud Starter plan.

Thank you!

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Hi @vlad_j , welcome to the community! :waving_hand:

The information you found about a 5-minute execution limit is outdated.
Currently, Cloud doesn’t enforce a strict short execution timeout per workflow like older documentation or posts might suggest.

See if this help: Cloud data management | n8n Docs

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Hello @vlad_j if you want to save money have you considered self-hosting? n8n Hosting Documentation and Guides | n8n Docs

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My goal was to understand if I have to implement some logic to fit under X amount of time. I am aware of self-hosting, thanks.