The circuit breaker lets you set a rate limit on an individual automation. If the automation runs more than a configured number of times within a set period, C1 automatically pauses it — queuing new trigger events for review rather than running them immediately. Automations triggered by directory or connector sync events — such as account status changes or group membership changes — are good candidates. These automations can fire at unexpectedly high volume during bulk imports, misconfigured rules, or data quality issues.Documentation Index
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Set up the circuit breaker
When the circuit breaker trips
When the automation exceeds its configured rate within the set period, C1 pauses it. An Automation paused: too many executions warning banner appears at the top of the automation’s page. New trigger events continue to create paused executions that queue for review without running.Resolve a tripped circuit breaker
Review the list of paused executions, then choose an action:
- Resume — runs all queued executions and resets the circuit breaker. Use this when the original triggers were valid (for example, a legitimate large-scale offboarding).
- Cancel executions — cancels all queued executions and resets the circuit breaker. You must enter a reason, which is recorded in the audit log. Use this when the triggers were caused by bad data (for example, a sync error that incorrectly changed user account statuses in bulk).
Both Resume and Cancel executions reset the circuit breaker as part of the same action — no separate step is needed to re-enable the automation. If the automation was also manually paused before the circuit breaker tripped, you’ll need to re-enable it separately after resolving.