# Notefile size -- with or without a template

**URL:** <https://discuss.blues.com/t/notefile-size-with-or-without-a-template/640>\
**Category:** Notecard API\
**Created:** [February 2, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/notefile-size-with-or-without-a-template/640 "2022-02-02T15:42:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![richf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@richf](https://discuss.blues.com/u/richf)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/notefile-size-with-or-without-a-template/640/1 "2022-02-02T15:42:51Z")

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Will using a template reduce (or increase) the size of the Notefile being written to the Notecard (vs no template)?

regards, Rich

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**Author:** ![RobLauer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.blues.com/roblauer/32/1567_2.png) [@RobLauer](https://discuss.blues.com/u/RobLauer)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/notefile-size-with-or-without-a-template/640/2 "2022-02-02T16:33:50Z")

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Hi @richf,

Yes, definitely! Templated Notes are stored as fixed-length binary records vs JSON objects, so they are much smaller in size. See [note.template](https://dev.blues.io/reference/notecard-api/note-requests/#note-template) and the [low bandwidth guide](https://dev.blues.io/notecard/notecard-walkthrough/low-bandwidth-design/) for more details.

Thanks,  
Rob

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**Author:** ![richf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@richf](https://discuss.blues.com/u/richf)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/notefile-size-with-or-without-a-template/640/3 "2022-02-03T16:00:25Z")

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Hi Rob,

Thx for the quick response … can a Template include an array? For example, an array with a fixed element order of Boolean,String,Integer, Float …  
[true,“10”,12,12.1]

regards, Rich …

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**Author:** ![RobLauer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.blues.com/roblauer/32/1567_2.png) [@RobLauer](https://discuss.blues.com/u/RobLauer)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/notefile-size-with-or-without-a-template/640/4 "2022-02-03T16:54:29Z")

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Hi @richf,

Note templates do not provide support for a data type of array. However, as of the most recent firmware release (3.2.1), variable-length strings are now supported which may be helpful to you?

Rob