# Visitor limits and pausing a Chirp

> Cap how many messages visitors can send each day, or pause a Chirp, so a busy day can't surprise your OpenRouter bill.

Source: https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/publishing/limits-and-pause  
Plans: Essentials, Creator, Business, Academy  
Last checked: 2026-10-27

When you're done, your Chirp can't run up more messages a day than you've allowed.

**Who can do this:** the account owner on any plan, and workspace admins and editors.

Both are in the editor, under **10. Visitor limits**: **Pause this Chirp** (1) and the daily limits (2).
They apply as soon as you click **Save**, with no publishing.

![Section 10, Visitor limits: the Pause this Chirp switch (1), and the Messages per visitor per day (2) and Messages per day for this Chirp boxes, both saying No limit.](https://mjmtbasmrtksluvlnema.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/help-media/web-optimized/publishing/limits-and-pause/SS-PUB-070-01__limits-section__essentials__detail__v01.webp?v=e68de30a33)

## Set daily limits

- **Messages per visitor per day:** from 1 to 10,000.
- **Messages per day for this Chirp:** for everyone together, from 1 to 1,000,000.

Leave a box empty for no limit, and click **Save**. Days start again at midnight UTC.

When a limit is reached, visitors see:

- **Their own limit:** "You've reached today's message limit for this Chirp. Please come back tomorrow."
- **The Chirp's limit:** "This Chirp has reached its message limit for today. Please come back
  tomorrow."

## Pause

Turn on **Pause this Chirp** and click **Save**. Visitors see "This Chirp is taking a short break. Please
check back later." until you turn it off. Nothing is deleted. A paused Chirp shows **Paused** in the
editor and on its card.

![Garden Helper's public page while paused: This Chirp is taking a short break. Please check back later.](https://mjmtbasmrtksluvlnema.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/help-media/web-optimized/publishing/limits-and-pause/SS-PUB-070-02__paused-page__essentials__desktop__v01.webp?v=ef003e11ea)

## How messages are counted

- **"Per visitor" means per internet connection.** People on the same office or school network share one
  allowance.
- **Every message counts,** including asking for a new answer with the regenerate button, and messages
  whose reply failed.
- **Your preview doesn't count toward the daily limits**, and works while the Chirp is paused. On the
  public page, you count like any visitor.

## Other limits that can show

These protect every Chirp, your preview included, and aren't settings:

- "You've sent a lot of messages. Please wait a bit and try again." (a lot of messages in an hour)
- "This Chirp is answering a lot of people right now. Please try again in a moment." (many replies at
  once across all your Chirps; bigger plans allow more)

How long replies can be is under **5. Model**, in **Max reply tokens**. To cap spending on OpenRouter's
side too, see [Keep your AI spending in check](https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/openrouter/spending-limits).

## If it doesn't work

- **"Messages per visitor per day must be a whole number from 1 to 10,000, or empty for no limit"**
- **"Messages per day for this Chirp must be a whole number from 1 to 1,000,000, or empty for no
  limit"**