What is a Restriction?
2 mins read - Created on Oct 07, 2025A Restriction in Kimola defines the boundaries of data collection for a feed. It controls which domains are included or excluded and how many records can be gathered — keeping your dataset clean, balanced, and relevant.
In practice, restrictions tell Kimola where not to collect data.
If your feed collects reviews about vitamin supplements, you can:
- Exclude irrelevant sites: Set the limit to 0 for news blogs that don’t add value to your research.
- Control heavy sources: If Twitter (X) is discussing a trending topic that’s unrelated to your goal, you can cap the number of records per month to avoid wasting queries. This way, your feed reflects only the platforms you want to monitor and prevents uncontrolled quota usage.
This way, your feed reflects only the platforms you want to monitor.
Why Restrictions Matter
Restrictions keep your feeds focused, relevant, and balanced by controlling where and how much data is collected. They help you avoid irrelevant content, spam, and over-representation from a single source.
You may use restrictions to:
- Focus only on specific platforms.
- Exclude low-quality or off-topic domains.
- Limit records from a single domain so it doesn’t dominate your dataset.
- Prevent one high-volume source from consuming your plan quota.
- Tailor feeds for different brands or markets.
By applying restrictions strategically, you avoid unnecessary noise and keep your quota safe for valuable insights.
How Restrictions Work in Kimola?
Each restriction is a rule set that contains two key properties:
Limit: Specifies the maximum number of records to be collected from a given domain.
Host: Specifies the domain or host name the rule applies to (e.g., x.com).
When a feed runs, Kimola checks each incoming record’s domain and compares it with your defined restriction rules. If a domain matches a host, the system collects records only up to the defined limit value. Once that limit is reached, additional data from that domain is temporarily skipped until the next collection cycle.
Restrictions can be applied per feed, allowing different feeds to monitor different domain sets independently.
Restrictions give you control over where and how much data Kimola collects — ensuring analysis is high-quality, relevant, and balanced.
