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Simple Log Service:Limits on importing OSS data

Last Updated:Jun 03, 2026

Learn about the collection, configuration, and performance limits that apply when you import OSS data into Simple Log Service.

Collection limits

Item Description
Maximum object size
  • Snappy-compressed objects (non-framing format): 350 MB
  • All other formats: 5 GB

Objects that exceed the size limit are skipped entirely.

Maximum record size 3 MB per record. Records that exceed this limit are dropped.

Dropped records appear as write failures on the Data Processing Insight dashboard. Related operations.

Object update behavior Appending content to a previously imported object triggers a full re-import of that object.
New object detection interval Minimum detection interval: 1 minute. Actual detection time may increase when many objects are pending import.

Configuration limits

Item Description
Import configurations per project Up to 100 import configurations of all types per project. To increase this quota, submit a ticket.

Performance limits

Item Description
Concurrent subtasks Each import configuration runs up to 8 concurrent subtasks by default. Each subtask processes up to 10 MB/s of decompressed data, for a total throughput of up to 80 MB/s per import task.

To increase this quota, submit a ticket.

Logstore shard count Write performance depends on the number of shards in the destination Logstore. Each shard supports a write throughput of 5 MB/s. For high-volume imports, increase the shard count. Manage shards.
Archive object restoration Archive objects must be restored before import. Restoration typically takes about 1 minute.
Object size and throughput Larger objects yield higher read throughput. Many small objects reduce throughput for the same total data volume.
Network and region Place the OSS bucket and SLS project in the same region to minimize network costs and maximize transfer speed.

Cross-region imports have lower read performance due to network latency.

New data import latency Without OSS Metadata Indexing enabled, new object detection may exceed the configured check interval when many existing objects are present.

For example, with approximately 1 million existing objects, detection latency is about 2 minutes. Latency scales linearly with the number of existing objects.