Release & Catalog Limits

Each LabelGrid plan includes a set number of active tracks and active labels. If you can’t add or distribute a new release, you’ve probably reached one of these limits. This guide explains how the limits work and how to free up space.

Your plan’s limits

Every plan includes:

• A maximum number of active tracks
• A maximum number of active labels

The exact numbers for each plan are on the pricing page, and you can see your current usage any time under Subscription → Plan Usage (see Subscription and Billing).

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What counts as “active”

Your limits are based on active tracks and labels — not your total catalog. A lot of what’s in your account may not count at all.

Active tracks

Active tracks are tracks in releases that are distributed to at least one streaming platform (DSP). What this means:

• Drafts and pending releases don’t count. A release you’re still building, or one that’s queued for review but not yet distributed, doesn’t use up your track limit.
• Fully taken-down releases don’t count. If a release has been removed from every DSP, its tracks no longer count. But if it’s still live on even one platform, its tracks still count.
• Tracks are counted by unique ISRC. If the same recording (same ISRC) appears on more than one release — for example a single that’s also on a compilation — it counts as one active track, not several.

Active labels

Active labels are record labels that have at least one active (distributed) release. A label you created but haven’t distributed anything under doesn’t count toward your label limit.

Example

If you have 50 distributed tracks plus 20 tracks sitting in draft releases, only the 50 distributed tracks count. And if 5 of those 50 share ISRCs with tracks on other distributed releases, they’re counted once each — so your active track count would be 45, not 50.

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”Why can’t I add more releases?”

If you’ve hit your plan’s active-track or active-label limit, you won’t be able to distribute new releases until you make room. You have two options:

1. Upgrade your plan for a higher track and/or label allowance. See Upgrading your plan.
2. Free up space by taking down releases you no longer need (their tracks stop counting once they’re fully removed from all DSPs). See Takedowns & Content Removal.

On Pro and Custom plans, going over your included track count bills extra active tracks automatically instead of blocking you — see Exceeding your plan limits.

Trying to downgrade?

You can’t downgrade to a plan whose limits are smaller than your current active catalog. Reduce your active tracks/labels first, or keep your current plan. See Downgrading your plan.

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The rolling submission cap

Separate from your plan’s catalog limits, a rolling 7-day cap on release submissions may apply to your account. This limits how many releases you can submit for distribution in any 7-day window — it’s not about how big your catalog is, just how fast you submit.

How it works:

• It counts every release submission in the last 7 days, including releases submitted through the API or DDEX import.
• Resubmitting a release counts too — if you make changes and resubmit, that’s another submission against the window.
• The cap is around 20 submissions in a rolling 7-day period.

Planning a large migration?

If you’re moving a catalog over and expect to submit more than about 20 releases in a week, don’t run into the cap mid-migration. Contact support first — we can set up a temporary bypass window so your migration goes smoothly. See Transferring Your Catalog and the Bulk Upload Guide for the full migration workflow.

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Related guides

• Subscription and Billing - Check your current usage and manage your plan
• Transferring Your Catalog - Migrate from another distributor
• Bulk Upload Guide - API and DDEX import for large catalogs
• Takedowns & Content Removal - Remove releases to free up active-track space

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Questions about your limits? Contact our support team.