# Is there a timeout (max runtime) for spaces?

**URL:** <https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/is-there-a-timeout-max-runtime-for-spaces/12979>\
**Category:** Spaces\
**Created:** [December 20, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/is-there-a-timeout-max-runtime-for-spaces/12979 "2021-12-20T11:25:16Z")\
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Update: Making a simple app.py:

- Input an image
- sleep for 70 seconds
- Output the same image

This results in the same thing (timing out after 60 seconds)  
When changing the sleep to 50 seconds, it’s able to return the image.

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