# Workflow Trigger Node - payload counts

**URL:** <https://forums.losant.com/t/workflow-trigger-node-payload-counts/4859>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** workflow\
**Created:** [December 21, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/workflow-trigger-node-payload-counts/4859 "2022-12-21T21:33:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Manning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Wesley\_Manning](https://forums.losant.com/u/Wesley_Manning)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/workflow-trigger-node-payload-counts/4859/1 "2022-12-21T21:33:42Z")

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Instead of having one large monolithic workflow we want to divide into two or more workflows. A base workflow that then calls one or more workflows for specialization.

We will use the [workflow trigger node](https://docs.losant.com/workflows/outputs/workflow-trigger/#node-throttling-and-limits) from the base workflow.

It appears that this also counts towards [payload usage](https://docs.losant.com/organizations/resource-limits/#payload-limits):

> Workflow Virtual Buttons presses, including those triggered by an [Input Controls Block](https://docs.losant.com/dashboards/blocks/input-controls/)

Is that correct?

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**Author:** ![Brandon\_Cannaday](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/brandon_cannaday/32/14_2.png) [@Brandon\_Cannaday](https://forums.losant.com/u/Brandon_Cannaday)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/workflow-trigger-node-payload-counts/4859/2 "2022-12-21T23:34:30Z")

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We actually make an exception for workflow-to-workflow triggers. It’s a pattern that we don’t want to discourage by consuming a payload, so it does not count as a payload towards your limit. You can see the details about it here:

> **[Resource Limits](https://docs.losant.com/organizations/resource-limits/#payload-types)**
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> Learn about resource limits for Sandboxes and Organizations.

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Manning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Wesley\_Manning](https://forums.losant.com/u/Wesley_Manning)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/workflow-trigger-node-payload-counts/4859/3 "2022-12-22T15:19:10Z")

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> Workflow runs triggered by another workflow through the [Workflow Trigger Node](https://docs.losant.com/workflows/outputs/workflow-trigger/)

Thanks. Somehow missed that line.