Blob - Advanced Operations Count Keeps Increasing

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Hello,

I was testing out the Vercel Blob feature and uploaded two images while running my app locally. Everything worked fine, but I noticed that the Advanced Operations count has continued to increase, even though I haven’t uploaded anything else or run any blob-related code since.

Looking into it, most of the operations appear to be list calls. I’ve confirmed that my code doesn’t use list() or interact with the blob after the initial upload. I read in the docs that onUploadCompleted doesn’t succeed on localhost, could that be causing background retries or unexpected activity?

Right now I’m on the Hobby plan, so there’s no cost involved, but I’d like to understand what’s going on in case I upgrade in the future. I’d hate to wake up one morning to runaway costs from something I didn’t trigger.

Appreciate any insight you can share!

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Hey @lvanhorn-5731,

The ongoing list() operations are most likely coming from the Vercel dashboard itself. Every time you (or team members) use the Blob file browser in your dashboard, it counts as operations - including refreshing the file list, viewing blob details, or simply browsing your uploaded files.

Since you’ve confirmed your code isn’t making these calls, checking on your uploaded images through the dashboard is the probable cause.

To verify: Avoid the Vercel Blob dashboard for a day or two and see if operations stop increasing.

The onUploadCompleted localhost issue is separate and wouldn’t cause this. Good thinking ahead about costs before upgrading!

Let me know if operations continue even after avoiding the dashboard.

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