Microsoft drastically increases request limits for Power Apps to help businesses

Power Apps should be able to better meet the demands of business customers following an increase to daily request limits.

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What you need to know

Microsoft announced a sizeable adjustment in the daily request volume throttles for Power Platform. The higher limits have been put in place to meet the needs of the “vast majority of customer scenarios,“according to Microsoft. Additionally, Microsoft will allow customers with high scale scenarios to only pay for the Power Platform requests above the newly raised limits. The change increases the limits for Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents, and Dynamics 365 users.

Power Apps allow businesses to build and share low-code applications. Request limits are in place to ensure that apps can handle the load they’re tasked with. The increased limit should allow a large number of Power Apps to handle higher workloads. Microsoft details how Power Platform requests work in asupport document.

Here are the new licensed user request limits:

The change was announced on November 14, 2021, and is already reflected in Microsoft’s support documentation.

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Sean Endicott is a tech journalist at Windows Central, specializing in Windows, Microsoft software, AI, and PCs. He’s covered major launches, from Windows 10 and 11 to the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT. Sean’s journey began with the Lumia 740, leading to strong ties with app developers. Outside writing, he coaches American football, utilizing Microsoft services to manage his team. He studied broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent University and is active on X @SeanEndicott_ and Threads @sean_endicott_.