Google Spanner relaxes limits for DML transaction size
Google Cloud has updated its Spanner database platform to remove the cumulative mutation limit for DML transactions. Each DML statement is now subject to an 80,000 mutation mod cap, but there is no longer an overall transaction-level limit for DML operations. Applications can process larger and more complex transactions without code changes. The 80,000 mutation cap still applies per call when using the Mutation API.
- 80,000 mutation limit now applies to each DML statement
- No cumulative DML limit at the transaction level
- Mutation API usage still has a per-commit 80,000 cap
- Existing Spanner client libraries remain compatible
- Longer transactions may increase lock contention
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