Approximate product defaults for documentation. Product code and store plans are authoritative if they diverge — update this page when shipping changes.
Last verified: 2026-08-26.
Sealed surfaces
Item
Typical value
1:1 undelivered pending purge
~3 days
E2E group catch-up relay
~2 days
Whisper session presets
~1 hour – 168 hours (7 days)
Whisper scan limit (example)
up to ~50
Secure View pending request
~2 hours
Once-view disappear after seen
~5 seconds
Disappearing message chat timers
24h / 7d / 90d
Sender certificate TTL
~24 hours
Call history on Call tab
Older local rows hidden after ~24 hours
Shared surfaces
Item
Typical value
Stories
~24 hours
Broadcast posts
~30 days
Open-history / community history class
~365 days (+ media-pool / plan limits)
Temporary groups lifetime
up to ~30 days / 720 hours
Scale limits
Item
Current limit
Whisper / group / community / broadcast owned creates
Free 1 / Premium 200 active of each type
Community members
Up to 10,000
Broadcast followers
Up to 100,000
Broadcast admins
Up to 5
Backup (approximate)
Item
Value
Free cloud backup
~100 MB lifetime (text-oriented)
Premium cloud backup
~100 GB / year (text + media)
After Premium ends
Encrypted backup retained ~90 days (restore allowed; uploads paused), then removed
Product/store entitlements are authoritative if they diverge.
