# CaptureLimitsConfig
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Guardrails that prevent instrumentation from impacting application performance by limiting how much data is captured.

## Contents
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 ** MaxCollectionDepth **   <a name="applicationsignals-Type-CaptureLimitsConfig-MaxCollectionDepth"></a>
The maximum nesting depth to traverse inside collections. Defaults to 3.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 5.  
Required: No

 ** MaxCollectionWidth **   <a name="applicationsignals-Type-CaptureLimitsConfig-MaxCollectionWidth"></a>
The maximum number of items to capture from any collection to prevent large payloads. Defaults to 10.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 20.  
Required: No

 ** MaxFieldsPerObject **   <a name="applicationsignals-Type-CaptureLimitsConfig-MaxFieldsPerObject"></a>
The maximum number of fields to capture for any object. Defaults to 10.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 20.  
Required: No

 ** MaxHits **   <a name="applicationsignals-Type-CaptureLimitsConfig-MaxHits"></a>
The maximum number of times the instrumentation point can be hit before it is automatically disabled. Defaults to 100.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 1000.  
Required: No

 ** MaxObjectDepth **   <a name="applicationsignals-Type-CaptureLimitsConfig-MaxObjectDepth"></a>
The maximum depth for nested object traversal when capturing structured data. Defaults to 3.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 5.  
Required: No

 ** MaxStackFrames **   <a name="applicationsignals-Type-CaptureLimitsConfig-MaxStackFrames"></a>
The maximum number of stack frames to capture in stack traces. Defaults to 2.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 20.  
Required: No

 ** MaxStackTraceSize **   <a name="applicationsignals-Type-CaptureLimitsConfig-MaxStackTraceSize"></a>
The maximum total size, in bytes, of a captured stack trace. Defaults to 1000.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 1000.  
Required: No

 ** MaxStringLength **   <a name="applicationsignals-Type-CaptureLimitsConfig-MaxStringLength"></a>
The maximum length of captured string values in characters. Strings longer than this are truncated. Defaults to 128.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 255.  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/application-signals-2024-04-15/CaptureLimitsConfig) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/application-signals-2024-04-15/CaptureLimitsConfig) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/application-signals-2024-04-15/CaptureLimitsConfig)