Granola Rate Limits

Granola Rate Limits

Overview

Understand and manage Granola usage limits across different plan tiers.

Plan Comparison

Free Plan

Pro Plan ($10/​month)

Business Plan ($25/​month)

Enterprise Plan (Custom)

Current Usage Check

Check in Granola App

1. Open Granola
2. Go to Settings > Account
3. View "Usage" section
4. See:
   • Meetings this month
   • Storage used
   • Days until reset

Usage Dashboard Elements

Monthly Usage:
[========--] 8/​10 meetings

Storage:
[====------] 2.1 GB / 5 GB

Integrations:
[==========] 2/​2 connected

Reset Date: February 1, 2025

Rate Limit Behaviors

When Approaching Limits

What Happens at Limits

• Meeting limit reached: New recordings blocked until reset
• Storage full: Cannot save new notes until space cleared
• Duration exceeded: Recording stops at limit

Optimizing Usage

Reduce Meeting Count

## Strategies
1. Combine related meetings
2. Skip recording for informal chats
3. Use selective recording
4. Delete draft/​test meetings

Manage Storage

## Storage Tips
1. Export old notes and delete from Granola
2. Compress attachments before linking
3. Archive completed projects
4. Delete duplicate recordings

Calculate Needs

## Usage Estimation

Monthly meetings: 20
Average duration: 45 min
Storage per meeting: ~50 MB

Required Plan: Pro
- Meeting limit: Unlimited (need > 10)
- Duration: 4 hrs (need 45 min) ✓
- Storage: 50 GB (need ~1 GB/​month) ✓

Limit Reset Schedule

• Monthly limits: Reset on billing date
• Daily limits: Reset at midnight UTC
• Storage: Does not auto-reset (manual management)

Handling Limit Errors

Error: "Meeting Limit Reached"

Solutions:

1. Wait for monthly reset
2. Upgrade to Pro plan
3. Delete unused meetings from current period

Error: "Recording Duration Exceeded"

Solutions:

1. Upgrade plan for longer limits
2. Split long meetings into parts
3. Start new recording if needed

Error: "Storage Full"

Solutions:

1. Export notes to external storage
2. Delete old meetings
3. Upgrade to higher storage plan

API/​Integration Limits

Zapier Integration

Webhook Limits

• Rate: 10 requests/​second
• Payload: 1 MB max
• Timeout: 30 seconds

Resources

• Granola Pricing
• Plan Comparison
• Upgrade Options

Next Steps

Proceed to granola-security-basics for security best practices.