# Heatmap too large

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/heatmap-too-large/1850
**Category:** User Support
**Tags:** pending-development, heatmap, feature-table
**Created:** [November 14, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/heatmap-too-large/1850 "2017-11-14T02:01:45Z")
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### Author: ![thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/thermokarst)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/heatmap-too-large/1850/12 "2017-12-15T18:31:41Z")

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Hi @cesteban - this hasn't been addressed yet, but it is worth noting, this error has to do with having _a lot_ of features --- personally I think the utility of this visualization decreases with too many features (or samples, for that matter). One solution to get you moving right now is to [filter](https://docs.qiime2.org/2017.11/tutorials/filtering/#filtering-feature-tables) your feature table to a subset of features worth looking at that are relevant to your study. Another option is to [collapse](https://docs.qiime2.org/2017.11/plugins/available/taxa/collapse/) your table to some some taxonomic level. Keep us posted! 🦖

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