Batch multiple Inngest events into a single function run with batchEvents
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Documented steps
Add `batchEvents: { maxSize: 100, timeout: "5s" }` to the function config to accumulate events until either bound is reached.
Change the handler to read `events` rather than `event`: `async ({ events, step }) => { const rows = events.map(e => e.data); await step.run("bulk-insert", () => db.insertMany(rows)); }`.
Add `key` to batch per entity, e.g. `key: "event.data.user_id"`, so one user's events never mix with another's.
Add `if` to batch only a subset, e.g. `if: 'event.data.account_type == "free"'`.
Size the batch against the downstream bulk API's own limits, not against Inngest's maximum.
Test with a burst that is smaller than `maxSize` to confirm the `timeout` path fires and the run is not stranded.
Known gotchas
Reference page states `maxSize` current limit is 100 and `timeout` permitted values are 1s to 60s; the pricing page lists per-plan batch sizes (Hobby 5, Pro 100) and longer per-plan timeouts. Treat the reference-page numbers as the type-level cap and confirm your plan's ceiling before designing around a large batch. Refs: https://www.inngest.com/docs/reference/functions/create and https://www.inngest.com/pricing
A batch is force-executed early if it exceeds 10 MiB regardless of maxSize.
Batching is incompatible with idempotency, rate limiting, cancellation events and priority — and with debounce and singleton. Registration or behaviour breaks if combined.
With concurrency, the concurrency key is evaluated against the first event in the batch only. Match your batch `key` and concurrency `key` or expect misrouted runs.
Handlers written for `event` compile fine but read `undefined` after enabling batching — update every reference in the handler.
A partial failure inside a batched step retries the entire batch; make the bulk operation idempotent (upsert, not insert).
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