---
title: "Maximum Number of Terms"
description: "Set limits for user-added terms, streamlining taxonomy management."
url: "https://www.contentstack.com/docs/headless-cms/maximum-number-of-terms"
product: "Contentstack"
doc_type: "guide"
audience:
  - developers
  - admins
version: "current"
last_updated: "2026-07-22"
---

# Maximum Number of Terms

The **Maximum Number of Terms** property allows you to specify a limit of maximum terms a user can [add to an entry](/docs/headless-cms/adding-terms-to-entries-with-taxonomy/). Once you set this limit, users will be restricted from adding terms beyond the specified maximum.

**Note**: The maximum number of terms allowed per entry is **25**.

To set the maximum number of terms for a taxonomy, log in to your [Contentstack account](https://www.contentstack.com/login) and go to the stack. Perform the following steps in the stack:

1.  Once the **Content Type** is created, add the required fields along with the Taxonomy field.
2.  Within the Taxonomy field properties, add the necessary details for the [Display Name](/docs/headless-cms/display-name/), [Help Text](/docs/headless-cms/help-text/), and [Instruction Value](/docs/headless-cms/instruction-value/) field properties.
    
    **Note**: By default, the UID for the taxonomy field is set to taxonomies and cannot be updated.
    
3.  Click on **\+ Add Taxonomy**, and in the pop-up window, select a taxonomy from the drop down menu.
4.  Within the **Maximum Number of Terms** field, enter the limit.
5.  Once all the details are filled, click **Apply** to save the changes.![maximum-number-of-terms.png](https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt2d43f51baca745a8/blt08f00c13881093f4/65cef594719d563781e867ff/maximum-number-of-terms.png)
    

**Additional Resource**: Refer to our [Add Taxonomy to a Content Type](/docs/headless-cms/add-taxonomy-to-a-content-type) document for more information.