diff --git a/backend/build.gradle.kts b/backend/build.gradle.kts
index 8ab3fe15..c13eb62a 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/backend/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ plugins {
     id("io.micronaut.application") version "3.5.1"
 }
 
-version = "1.0"
+version = "2.0"
 group = "club.devcord.devmarkt"
 
 repositories {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("io.micronaut.data:micronaut-data-jdbc")
     implementation("io.micronaut.flyway:micronaut-flyway")
     implementation("io.micronaut.graphql:micronaut-graphql")
-    implementation("com.graphql-java-kickstart:graphql-java-tools:13.0.0")
+    implementation("com.graphql-java-kickstart:graphql-java-tools:12.1.0")
     implementation("com.graphql-java:graphql-java-extended-validation:18.1-hibernate-validator-6.2.0.Final")
     implementation("io.micronaut:micronaut-validation")
     runtimeOnly("org.postgresql:postgresql")
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/club/devcord/devmarkt/responses/failure/application/ErrorCode.java b/backend/src/main/java/club/devcord/devmarkt/responses/failure/application/ErrorCode.java
index b080951a..dbd46e08 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/club/devcord/devmarkt/responses/failure/application/ErrorCode.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/club/devcord/devmarkt/responses/failure/application/ErrorCode.java
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ public enum ErrorCode implements club.devcord.devmarkt.responses.failure.ErrorCo
   NO_QUESTION,
   ANSWER_TOO_SHORT,
   ALREADY_ACCEPTED,
-  QUESTION_UNANSWERED
+  QUESTION_UNANSWERED,
+  TOO_LARGE
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/club/devcord/devmarkt/responses/failure/application/TooLargeErrorData.java b/backend/src/main/java/club/devcord/devmarkt/responses/failure/application/TooLargeErrorData.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12f45c8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/club/devcord/devmarkt/responses/failure/application/TooLargeErrorData.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 Contributors to the Devmarkt-Backend project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package club.devcord.devmarkt.responses.failure.application;
+
+import club.devcord.devmarkt.entities.application.Application;
+import club.devcord.devmarkt.graphql.GraphQLType;
+import club.devcord.devmarkt.responses.failure.ErrorData;
+
+@GraphQLType
+public record TooLargeErrorData(
+    int size
+) implements ErrorData<Application> {
+
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/club/devcord/devmarkt/services/ApplicationService.java b/backend/src/main/java/club/devcord/devmarkt/services/ApplicationService.java
index 4d8a94a8..475657c0 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/club/devcord/devmarkt/services/ApplicationService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/club/devcord/devmarkt/services/ApplicationService.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import club.devcord.devmarkt.responses.failure.application.AnswerTooShortApplicationErrorData;
 import club.devcord.devmarkt.responses.failure.application.ErrorCode;
 import club.devcord.devmarkt.responses.failure.application.NumberApplicationErrorData;
+import club.devcord.devmarkt.responses.failure.application.TooLargeErrorData;
 import jakarta.inject.Singleton;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -110,8 +111,9 @@ public Application createApplication(String templateName, ArrayList<Answer> answ
       throw new FailureException(ErrorCode.TEMPLATE_NOT_FOUND);
     }
 
-    var errors = new ArrayList<Error<Application>>();
     var template = templateOpt.get();
+    var errors = new ArrayList<Error<Application>>();
+    validateSize(template, answers, errors);
     validateAndPrepareAnswers(answers, template, answer -> null, null, errors, true);
 
     if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
@@ -125,6 +127,21 @@ public Application createApplication(String templateName, ArrayList<Answer> answ
     return saved;
   }
 
+  // according to the discord embed limits -> https://discordjs.guide/popular-topics/embeds.html#embed-limits
+  private void validateSize(Template template, List<Answer> answers, ArrayList<Error<Application>> errors) {
+    var size = template.name().length();
+    for (var question : template.questions()) {
+      size += question.question().length();
+    }
+    for (var answer : answers) {
+      size += answer.answer().length();
+    }
+
+    if (size > 5800) { // leave 200 chars for extra text
+      errors.add(new Error<>(ErrorCode.TOO_LARGE, new TooLargeErrorData(size)));
+    }
+  }
+
   private void validateAndPrepareAnswers(ArrayList<Answer> answers,
       Template template, Function<Answer, Integer> numberFunc, Application application,
       Collection<Error<Application>> errors, boolean checkUnansweredQuestions) {
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/application.graphql b/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/application.graphql
index 5c916c01..d0979ebc 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/application.graphql
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/application.graphql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 input AnswerInput {
     number: NonNegativeInt!
-    answer: String! @NotBlank
+    answer: String! @NotBlank @Size(min: 1, max: 1024)
 }
 
 type Answer {
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ type AnswerTooShortApplicationErrorData {
     number: NonNegativeInt!
 }
 
+type TooLargeErrorData {
+    size: Int
+}
+
 union ApplicationResponse = Application | Failure
 
 type Application {
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/common.graphql b/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/common.graphql
index 05ec7804..7b64e211 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/common.graphql
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/common.graphql
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type Query {
 type Mutation {
     createTemplate(
         name: TemplateName!
-        questions: [QuestionInput!]!
+        questions: [QuestionInput!]! @ContainerSize(min: 1, max: 25)
     ): TemplateResponse @Auth(role: "admin")
 
     deleteTemplate(
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/failure.graphql b/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/failure.graphql
index 2c6a2443..54b85a73 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/failure.graphql
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/failure.graphql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-union FailureData = NumberTemplateErrorData | NumberApplicationErrorData | AnswerTooShortApplicationErrorData
+union FailureData = NumberTemplateErrorData | NumberApplicationErrorData | AnswerTooShortApplicationErrorData | TooLargeErrorData
 
 type Failure {
     errors: [Error!]!
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/misc.graphql b/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/misc.graphql
index 26a6fedb..ab88c511 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/misc.graphql
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/misc.graphql
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ on ARGUMENT_DEFINITION | INPUT_FIELD_DEFINITION
 directive @Range(min: Int = 0, max: Int = 2147483647, message: String = "graphql.validation.Range.message")
 on ARGUMENT_DEFINITION | INPUT_FIELD_DEFINITION
 
+directive @ContainerSize(min: Int = 0, max: Int = 2147483647, message: String = "graphql.validation.ContainerSize.message")
+on ARGUMENT_DEFINITION | INPUT_FIELD_DEFINITION
+
 directive @Auth(role: String!) on FIELD_DEFINITION
 directive @AuthOwnApplication(idField: String!) on FIELD_DEFINITION # user must own application or be admin
 
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/question.graphql b/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/question.graphql
index 248fee0f..05155da6 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/question.graphql
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/graphql/schemas/question.graphql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 input QuestionInput {
-    question: String! @NotBlank @Size(min: 1, max: 200)
+    question: String! @NotBlank @Size(min: 1, max: 256)
     number: NonNegativeInt!
     multiline: Boolean!
     minAnswerLength: Int! = 1 @Range(min: 1, max: 1024)
diff --git a/qa/src/spec/template.spec.js b/qa/src/spec/template.spec.js
index dd014f61..e9523d66 100644
--- a/qa/src/spec/template.spec.js
+++ b/qa/src/spec/template.spec.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const tests = [
         name: 'duplicated',
         query: 'template/create-template.graphql',
         response: 'template/create-duplicated.json',
-        variables: {name: 'Dev searched', questions: []},
+        variables: templateCreateVars("Dev searched"),
         verify: {
           query: "template/templates.graphql",
           response: "template/templates.json"