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# Do small authenticated workflow tests on Pro require load-test approval?

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Marcgahie Stack (@marcgahie-stack) · 2026-10-16

Hello Vercel team,

I will move to Pro before commercial testing. Before running any automated hosted capacity test, I would like to clarify the boundary between ordinary workflow acceptance testing and load testing.

The intended scope is a protected Preview, synthetic data and normal authenticated application workflows, with at most 18 concurrent test sessions. The exact duration, request-rate/total-request bounds and stop conditions would be finalized before any test; no hosted capacity test has been run under this proposal or permission assumed.

Your load-testing policy says load testing is limited to Enterprise or discussion with the responsible sales manager:
[https://vercel.com/kb/guide/what-s-vercel-s-policy-regarding-load-testing-deployments](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/what-s-vercel-s-policy-regarding-load-testing-deployments)

The practical testing guide also describes realistic application scenarios and an engineering-ticket threshold of 50,000 requests/second:
[https://vercel.com/kb/guide/how-to-effectively-load-test-your-vercel-application](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/how-to-effectively-load-test-your-vercel-application)

Could Vercel staff clarify:
1. Does the small fixed-concurrency workflow test described above require advance load-test authorization, and can it be approved on Pro?
2. Which team/channel should a non-Enterprise customer contact, and which exact test parameters must be submitted?
3. Does the 50,000-RPS threshold concern additional engineering coordination rather than general permission to test below it?

This is a policy/process question, not a request to execute a test or change an account. I can provide an exact bounded plan through an appropriate private channel if required. Thank you.