Is there a restriction on number of watchers that can be added to an issue?

[Vasudha D]

I am trying to add all stake hodlers of an issue as watchers. Is there a restriction on the number of watchers I can add to a single  issue?

[Michel Neeser · Accepted solution]

Hi @Vasudha D and welcome!

Until now, I never ran into a limit for the number of watchers on an issue and I am not aware of a fixed limit either.

If there actually is a technical limit, it is probably in the hundreds or even thousands.

Hope this helps!

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

I once saw an issue with 40,000 (ish) watchers (Jira 3.7-ish, server of course).  It took a long time to render when you tried to view it, and notifications did fail a lot, with maybe only 10% of people getting them.  When I read the code, it turned out that the technical limit was "whatever your database supports"

Both Cloud and DC have moved on, there's code to stop people overdoing it now, but I think for watchers, "even thousands" is about right.

[Vasudha D]

Thanks for the response @Michel Neeser @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- ! This helps. Could not find anything in official documentation though. Do you think this is documented? Would help pacify some team members. :) 

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

I do not think it is documented, it's one of those things that you shouldn't need to document as the limit is "far more than you would sensibly need"