<p>The transaction metadata limit is the same on both networks, as they share <a href="https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-ledger-specs/blob/master/shelley-ma/shelley-ma-test/cddl-files/shelley-ma.cddl#L203-L210" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the same ledger rules</a>.</p>

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Marek Mahut - StakeNuts
<p>I was wondering if there was a difference in the byte limit in metadata added to test-net transactions versus being done on the main-net.</p>

<transaction><metadata><testnet><transaction-metadata>
Is the metadata limit on testnet transactions the same as mainnet?
# Is the metadata limit on testnet transactions the same as mainnet?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-01)

I was wondering if there was a difference in the byte limit in metadata added to test-net transactions versus being done on the main-net.

**Tags:** transaction, metadata, testnet, transaction-metadata

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-06-01. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The transaction metadata limit is the same on both networks, as they share [the same ledger rules](https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-ledger-specs/blob/master/shelley-ma/shelley-ma-test/cddl-files/shelley-ma.cddl#L203-L210).


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