Why am I encountering a time out issue when setting up a workflow following instructions from a video?

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Hi, Im not sure if Im putting this in the right area but I have a time out issue when setting up a workflow? I know nothing about coding and am copying instructions from this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3pymMz0o-M). This is the message I see. Any help is mucho appreciated. Thanks, Steve

Hi , looks like you’re facing the timeout error in the workflow.

You might need to increase your workflow timeout to resolve this: Troubleshooting Common Issues - Pipedream

Thanks Leo. So my code isnt long and it should not take so long as to timeout. The two apis im using are Notion and ChatGPT and there is no talk of similar issues with anyone else executing it. Is there anything in the “debug” code that tells one where it got stuck?

Hi , we observe that ChatGPT actions might take minutes to response for audio files - which exceed the default timeouts. Many users reported this behavior when following the tutorial you followed

The most appropriate action is to increase the timeout limit of your workflow

Thanks for the reply Leo. Before I upgrade my plan. I want to clarify with you:

  1. the audio file is 3 minutes long, this will still cause a time out?
  2. Im still only testing my workflow I haven’t deployed it yet, and it says testing is free on all plans, why cant i test it first to see how many credits it uses then decide the plan after?
    many thanks,
    Stephen
  1. the audio file is 3 minutes long, this will still cause a time out?
    I would suggest you to increase your workflow timeout first to get rid of the current timeout issue. Then test the action to see the actual time it takes
  1. Im still only testing my workflow I haven’t deployed it yet, and it says testing is free on all plans, why cant i test it first to see how many credits it uses then decide the plan after?
    You can try to deploy your workflow in free plan to see how much credit it cost for each run. There’s no feature to see the credit in Builder UI unfortunately

Okay thanks for the help Leo. Im going to use something else right now as I dont have the funds to sign up but I appreciate you taking the time to reply