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# Duration Filter

> Set the minimum call length Objectionly should process.

<Callout icon="user-shield">
  **Who can do this:** Admins
</Callout>

The Duration Filter sets the minimum call length Objectionly will process. Calls at or below that length are filtered out.

**Default minimum:** 3 minutes

<img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/objectionly/images/Duration%20Filters.png" alt="Duration Filtering settings" />

## How it works

* Any call **at or below** the minimum is filtered out. For example, if the minimum is 5, a 5-minute call is also filtered.
* Calls longer than **8 hours** are filtered out automatically. This long-call safeguard is separate from your minimum duration setting.
* The minimum must be at least **1 minute**.

<Info>
  **Duration threshold**

  Calls at or below your minimum are filtered. Calls above the minimum continue
  to processing unless another filter or the 8-hour maximum blocks them.
</Info>

## Change the duration filter

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to the Meeting Filters page">
    <a href="https://app.objectionly.com/dashboard/settings/meeting-filters" className="inline-flex items-center rounded-lg bg-blue-600 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white no-underline hover:bg-blue-700" style={{ color: "#FFFFFF" }}>Open Meeting Filters page</a>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find Duration Filtering">
    Open the **Duration Filtering** area.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the minimum">
    Enter the minimum number of minutes.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the change">
    Select **Save**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Recommended settings

| Use case                         | Suggested minimum |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| Capture almost everything        | 1-2 minutes       |
| Ignore quick or noisy calls      | 3 minutes         |
| Only process serious sales calls | 5-10 minutes      |

<Info>
  Short calls that get filtered still show up in [Filtered Out Calls](/meeting-filters/filtered-out-calls),
  so you can review them and allow any that should have been processed.
</Info>