Workflow steps now support extended function durations
Workflow steps on Pro and Enterprise plans can now run for up to 30 minutes (1800 seconds), up from 800 seconds, using extended function durations (in beta).To opt in, set VERCEL_ENABLE_WORKFLOW_EXTENDED_MAX_DURATION to 1 in your project's Environment Variables, then redeploy. Requires Fluid compute and a supported Node.js or Python runtime.Extended durations are not available on Hobby plans, which remain limited to 5 minutes (300 seconds).See function duration limits by plan in the documentation.
- ▪Workflow steps on Pro and Enterprise plans can now run for up to 30 minutes (1800 seconds), up from 800 seconds, using extended function durations (in beta).To opt in, set VERCEL_ENABLE_WORKFLOW_EXTENDED_MAX_DURATION to 1 in your project's
- ▪Requires Fluid compute and a supported Node.js or Python runtime.Extended durations are not available on Hobby plans, which remain limited to 5 minutes (300 seconds).See function duration limits by plan in the documentation.
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| Original publisher | Vercel News |
| Canonical URL | https://vercel.com/changelog/workflow-steps-now-support-extended-function-durations |
| Publication time | 2026-07-24T04:00:00.000Z |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-27T04:44:29.078Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-27T04:44:29.078Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
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| Excerpt method | First ~120 words (~800 chars) of extracted publisher body, fair-use limited. |
| Summary | WeSearch · cerebras-chat (WeSearch summarizer) |
| Summary source text | contentText |
| Citation coverage | Summary is a WeSearch-generated derivative; primary citation is the original publisher URL. |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Workflow steps on Pro and Enterprise plans can now run for up to 30 minutes (1800 seconds), up from 800 seconds, using extended function durations (in beta).To opt in, set VERCEL_ENABLE_WORKFLOW_EXTENDED_MAX_DURATION to 1 in your project's Environment Variables, then redeploy. Requires Fluid compute and a supported Node.js or Python runtime.Extended durations are not available on Hobby plans, which remain limited to 5 minutes (300 seconds).See function duration limits by plan in the documentation.
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