Chips
Updated Aug 31, 2026
A chip is a small spreadsheet that belongs to the document tree. It renames, moves, trashes and searches exactly like a document, and it edits like a sheet.
Creating a chip
Embedding a chip in a document
Inside a document, insert a chip reference. Readers see the live table; if the chip is later renamed, the reference follows the new name.
How big a chip may get
A chip holds up to 5,000 rows and 30 columns. Past that, the honest answer is that you have a Data table — build it there and link to it.
Chips do not accept attachment columns.
Size limits
| Limit | Value | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Tabs in one document | 50 | Nested one level deep. |
| Days in the Docs trash | 30 | After this an item and its uploaded file are removed for good. |
| Rows in a chip | 5,000 | Past this, what you have is a Data table. Build it there and link to it. |
| Tags on one document | 25 | Past this a tag has stopped narrowing anything. |
| Rows a chip contributes to an export | 500 | Whatever is left out is stated in the exported table itself. |
| Columns in a chip | 30 | A document column is not a place for two hundred fields. |
| Documents in one cluster | 300 | The curated page list of a wiki. |
| Rows an anonymous reader pulls from an embedded chip | 200 | Bounds the work one unauthenticated page load can ask for. |
| Clusters per organization | 50 | Separate published or internal handbooks. |