2614934 - Batch operation returns error: "The request count exceeds the maximum request count allowed : 180" - OData API

SuccessFactors OData API response throws the error message below during a $batch operation:

<code>BadRequestException</code>
<message lang="en-US">The request count exceeds the maximum request count allowed : 180</message>

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• SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
• OData API

This is the expected behavior from the system.

There is a limit on the number of requests you can send in your batch operation. You can only send 180 requests. If that is exceeded, the error occurs.

What exactly is a request in the batch operation?

Let's take the payload below as an example:

--batch_36522ad7-fc75-4b56-8c71-56071383e77b
Content-Type: application/http 
Content-Transfer-Encoding:binary

GET User('admin')?$format=json HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/atom+xml;type=entry
 
--batch_36522ad7-fc75-4b56-8c71-56071383e77b
Content-Length: 100
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=changeset_77162fcd-b8da-41ac-a9f8-9357efbbd621

--changeset_77162fcd-b8da-41ac-a9f8-9357efbbd621 
Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
Content-Type: application/http

POST upsert HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8
accept:application/json

{
 "__metadata": {
 "uri": "User('content1')"
 },
 "username": "content1",
 "password": "content1",
 "hireDate": "/Date(978307200000)/",
 "status": "active",
 "userId": "content1",
 "firstName": "content1",
 "lastName": "helloterry@abc.com",
 "department": "test",
 "timeZone": "PST",
 "hr": {
 "__metadata": {
 "uri": "User('admin')"
 }
 },
 "manager": {
 "__metadata": {
 "uri": "User('admin')"
 }
 }
}

--changeset_77162fcd-b8da-41ac-a9f8-9357efbbd621 
Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
Content-Type: application/http
POST User('content1') HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8
X-HTTP-METHOD: MERGE

{
 "manager": {
 "__metadata": {
 "uri": "User('admin')"
 }
 }
}

--changeset_77162fcd-b8da-41ac-a9f8-9357efbbd621--
 
--batch_36522ad7-fc75-4b56-8c71-56071383e77b--

Here, we can see that this payload is sending 3 requests only:

• GET User...
• POST upsert...
• POST User...

So this payload won't fail with the error.

Each one of these requests will count to the limitation of 180 requests. If it reaches a number greater than 180, the error will occur.

Please review the payload of your batch call and make sure it is sending less than 180 requests.

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