# RTDE times out after 10s

**URL:** <https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/rtde-times-out-after-10s/22784>\
**Category:** Technical Questions\
**Created:** [July 19, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/rtde-times-out-after-10s/22784 "2022-07-19T23:11:15Z")\
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Receive has to be called frequently, otherwise input buffers overflow.  
UR should be more explicit about that in the API documentation. Thanks for reporting.

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