diff --git a/crates/delta/src/routes/channels/message_send.rs b/crates/delta/src/routes/channels/message_send.rs
index be6e28d2..993c6506 100644
--- a/crates/delta/src/routes/channels/message_send.rs
+++ b/crates/delta/src/routes/channels/message_send.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub struct DataMessageSend {
     /// Unique token to prevent duplicate message sending
     ///
     /// **This is deprecated and replaced by `Idempotency-Key`!**
+    #[validate(length(min = 1, max = 64))]
     nonce: Option<String>,
 
     /// Message content to send