# Fixing Component Limit Errors in WhatsApp Flow Builder (2025) - How to avoid “MAX_FOOTER_PER_SCREEN” and similar validation errors
Author: Prashant Jangid
Author URL: https://www.heltar.com/blogs/author/prashant-jangid
Published: 2025-06-16
Category: Troubleshoot
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Tags: WhatsApp Flows Error
Tag URLs: WhatsApp Flows Error (https://www.heltar.com/blogs/tag/whatsapp-flows-error)
URL: https://www.heltar.com/blogs/fixing-component-limit-errors-in-whatsapp-flow-builder-2025-how-to-avoid-maxfooterperscreen-and-similar-validation-errors-cmbz8uwpy0005m7n49qganapp

## TL;DR

If you’re seeing an error like:

**Maximum number of Footer allowed per screen is 1 but found 2**

It means you’ve exceeded the allowed number of a specific component type in a single screen of your Flow.

## **Solution**

Remove the extra component(s) from that screen. Each screen must stay within these limits:

Component

Max per Screen

Footer

1

EmbeddedLink

2

Image

3

OptIn

5

​

## What’s Going On?

WhatsApp Flows enforce strict per-screen component limits to keep the UI clean and functional. If you try to add more than the allowed number, your Flow will throw a schema error—like this:

```
{
  "error": "MAX_FOOTER_PER_SCREEN",
  "message": "Maximum number of Footer allowed per screen is 1 but found 2"
}
```

These limits are not configurable and must be respected for the Flow to validate.

## Common Scenario: Duplicate Components

Here's a problematic screen with two footers, which will trigger a MAX\_FOOTER\_PER\_SCREEN error:

```
"layout": {
  "children": [
    {
      "type": "Footer",
      "label": "Submit"
    },
    {
      "type": "Footer",
      "label": "Cancel"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Fix:** Remove one of them or merge actions if possible. Keep only one Footer component:

```
"layout": {
  "children": [
    {
      "type": "Footer",
      "label": "Submit"
    }
  ]
}

```

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