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Function timeout (1st gen)
If a function runs for too long, the system takes steps to terminate or
throttle it. This timeout period defaults to 60 seconds, but you can extend or
reduce it when you deploy the function. The maximum timeout duration is nine
minutes (540 seconds).
When function execution reaches its timeout, a response message with an HTTP
error status, generally 408, is immediately returned to the caller; function
execution is halted.
Set a timeout duration
You can set a function's timeout duration at deployment using the
Google Cloud CLI or the Google Cloud console.
gcloud
If you are deploying using the gcloud CLI, use the
--timeout flag:
Expand the Runtime, build... section at the end of the page and click
the Runtime tab.
In the Timeout field, enter a number of seconds.
To edit an existing timeout duration in Google Cloud console, on the functions
overview page click the name of the function to go to its details
page. On the details page click Edit, expand the Runtime, build...
section, and click the Runtime tab, where you can directly edit the
value in the Timeout field.
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