What is the maximum millisecond interval that can be used in the Javascript setInterval?

Question

I would like to know the maximum range that can be used in the method setInterval javascript.

I ask this, because I used setInterval the way below and it did not execute. I don’t know if it’s something in the code or some time limit that setInterval has.

//Aqui repitimos a função de cima a cada 60 segundos 
let logar_usuario = setInterval(logarUsuario, 60000);


function logarUsuario() {
  $.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    url: "../banco/atualizar-log-usuario/deixar-usuario-logado.php",
    cache: false

  }).done(function() {


  }).fail(function() {


  }).always(function(data) {


  });
}

• In this case, I would like to call the function every 60 seconds. I don’t know if setInterval() supports this full time interval.

Answer 1

As we can see in documentation of that method, there is, yes, a limit to the argument passed to him:

Maximum delay value (Maximum delay value)

The argument is converted to a 32-bit Signed integer (which supports an interval ranging from a negative to a positive number). This limits the argument to 2147483647 milliseconds.

Therefore, the largest positive number that can be passed to the method is 2147483647, which is much larger than the number you’ve spent (60000). Thus, the problem is probably elsewhere in the code.