Preview Deployment Build Minute Quota Limits on Vercel
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Preview Deployment Build Minute Quota Limits on Vercel
The goal is to understand whether Vercel provides a mechanism to restrict the build minute consumption of preview deployments independently from production builds, given that preview deployments currently draw from the same monthly quota.
Constraints include the lack of a UI‑configurable preview‑specific quota, the fixed seven‑day retention period, and the fact that every preview deployment adds to the account’s total build minute usage, which can lead to unexpected overruns during heavy feature‑branch activity.
Is there a way to allocate a separate build minute limit for preview deployments?
Can the retention period for preview deployments be adjusted via the Vercel dashboard or API to reduce unnecessary usage?
Are there any planned features or API controls that would allow enforcing preview‑specific build minute caps?