# Clarification - Canton resource limit maxRate

**URL:** <https://forum.canton.network/t/clarification-canton-resource-limit-maxrate/4417>\
**Category:** App Development\
**Tags:** canton\
**Created:** [April 25, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/clarification-canton-resource-limit-maxrate/4417 "2022-04-25T14:21:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![jaypeeda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/jaypeeda/32/6967_2.png) [@jaypeeda](https://forum.canton.network/u/jaypeeda)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/clarification-canton-resource-limit-maxrate/4417/1 "2022-04-25T14:21:24Z")

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Hi team,

I’d like to confirm when you set up the maxRate (command / sec) in a Canton participant node.  
Does it mean that if you set up the maxRate at **20** and you have a list of commands with 100 daml actions; you can submit 20 commands where each of the command contains 100 daml actions to the ledger API in one second?

Thanks and Regards,  
Jean-Paul

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**Author:** ![Arne\_Gebert](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/arne_gebert/32/1213_2.png) [@Arne\_Gebert](https://forum.canton.network/u/Arne_Gebert)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/clarification-canton-resource-limit-maxrate/4417/2 "2022-04-26T08:23:42Z")

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Hi @jaypeeda,

That is correct. The [maxRate as set in the resource limits](https://docs.daml.com/2.1.1/canton/scaladoc/com/digitalasset/canton/participant/admin/ResourceLimits.html#maxRate:Option%5Bcom.digitalasset.canton.config.RequireTypes.NonNegativeInt%5D) only applies to the number of commands and not to the number of Daml actions within a command. You could submit those 20 commands/sec in your example.

Best,  
Arne

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**Author:** ![jaypeeda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/jaypeeda/32/6967_2.png) [@jaypeeda](https://forum.canton.network/u/jaypeeda)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/clarification-canton-resource-limit-maxrate/4417/3 "2022-04-26T08:31:31Z")

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Thanks !