summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
-rw-r--r--doc/api/events.md4
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/api/events.md b/doc/api/events.md
index 129af0afa35..f4d26c4de1c 100644
--- a/doc/api/events.md
+++ b/doc/api/events.md
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ Dates for the `before` and `after` parameters should be supplied in the followin
YYYY-MM-DD
```
+### Event Time Period Limit
+
+GitLab removes events older than 1 year from the events table for performance reasons. The range of 1 year was chosen because user contribution calendars only show contributions of the past year.
+
## List currently authenticated user's events
>**Note:** This endpoint was introduced in GitLab 9.3.