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Upcoming Limit for Expanded GraphQL Fragment Spreads

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Contentful·Sep 9, 2026, 11:00 AMFeatureMay break your integrationAI-assisted summary

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Adds a 40,000 expanded fragment spread limit per GraphQL request; exceeding it returns HTTP 400 with a specific error code.
Impacts GraphQL Content API queries that heavily repeat nested fragments; most applications remain unaffected.
Provides error details (FRAGMENT_SPREAD_EXPANSION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED) to guide query simplification.

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