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Capacity level limit exceeded

Error code: capacity-level-limit

Power BI dataset refresh error — what it means and how to fix it.

What this means

The capacity-wide concurrent-refresh ceiling was hit.

How to fix it

  1. Retry after a short delay.
  2. Reschedule refreshes to spread the load.
  3. Check the SKU max-concurrent-refreshes limit.
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