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title: Query timeout best practices
description: Learn how to set appropriate query timeouts to balance performance and resource protection.
menu:
  influxdb3_cloud_serverless:
    name: Query timeout best practices
    parent: Troubleshoot and optimize queries
    identifier: query-timeout-best-practices
weight: 201
related:
  - /influxdb3/cloud-serverless/reference/client-libraries/v3/
source: shared/influxdb3-query-guides/query-timeout-best-practices.md
---

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