how can I curcimvent a formula cell having more than 8kb?

To work around the 8,000-character limit for a formula cell, split your content across multiple cells using formulas. For example, use one formula to extract the first 4,000 characters and another for the remainder. This keeps each cell within the limit and preserves your data structure.

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this doesnt work as I want to drop approx 10k chars into an outreach.io field, and I cant reference two cells within one input. So I need the ability to enter 10k or more characyers in a single cell

Clay enforces a hard limit of 8,000 characters per cell, which cannot be increased. If splitting content across multiple cells is not an option due to Outreach.io’s input limitations, there is no supported way to enter more than 8,000 characters in a single cell. As a workaround, consider condensing or summarizing your content to fit within the limit, or use external tools (like Google Sheets) to store large data and reference it via an ID in Clay. However, direct entry of more than 8,000 characters in a single cell is not possible at this time. [1] [2]

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Is this an update a person might have discretion over?

There is no update or setting that allows a person to override or have discretion over the 8,000-character limit for formula cells in Clay. This restriction is fixed due to how data is stored and displayed, and it cannot be increased at this time.

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Is there a mechanism to join two cells to a single outreach io input, as I'm doing here? atm this just appears as +script3 in outreach

To combine the content of two formula cells into a single output for an Outreach.io field, use the Merge columns feature in Clay:

This creates a new column with the combined content, which you can map to a single Outreach.io input. Referencing two separate cells directly in one Outreach.io field will not concatenate their values; you must merge them into one cell first in Clay before exporting or syncing to Outreach.io [1] [2] [3] .

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what if that field is >10k chars?

It is not possible to input more than 8,000 characters into a single Outreach.io field from Clay, as Clay enforces a hard 8,000-character limit per cell. This restriction cannot be increased or bypassed. The recommended approaches are to condense or summarize your content to fit within the limit, or use external tools (like Google Sheets) to store larger data and reference it via an ID in Clay. Direct entry of more than 8,000 characters in a single cell is not supported at this time. [1]