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Large uploads via /get_temporary_upload_link are terminated with '413 Request Entity Too Large'
Hi! I am uploading files via the temporarily upload links generated via the /get_temporary_upload_link call. This all works fine, but the POST upload call to the generated upload link (e.g. https://...
Unfortunately, the links returned by get_temporary_upload_link do have a file size limit, as you found. Apologies this isn't better documented! I'll ask the team to clarify this.
There isn't an alternative though, so that does mean that in this case, to upload large files, you'd need to either give the access token to the client to perform the upload session calls client-side (which isn't recommended for untrusted clients, of course), or send all of the data to upload through your server to perform the upload session calls there.
I'll also send this along as a feature request for a 'get_temporary_upload_link'-like version of upload sessions to support uploading large files without direct access to the access token, but I can't promise if or when that would be implemented.
Thanks! Could you add the decision of the team about this feature request in this topic or is there a specific place where I can follow this feature request?
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorI'll be sure to follow up on this thread with any updates on this request.
I forgot to ask... could you let me know what the current file size limit is so I can set that in my application?
- Greg-DB
Officially, the limit is 150 MB, the same as /2/files/upload itself. Some uploads larger than that will still work, as in your example, but we don't recommend it as they become less reliable. (The strict cut off, where the request will get rejected with a 413 error, is 300 MB.)
Please add this information to the documentation and +1 for the feature request. Thanks.
Has a decision been made regarding this?
- Greg-DB
Kirk Schneider No, unfortunately I don't have an update on this request.
I'd also like to put my support behind letting larger files be uploaded through a temporary upload link. Perhaps there are restrictions in place that prevent Dropbox from raising the file upload limit, in which case I would suggest creating another endpoint similar to upload_session and its associated functions, but using the temporary upload link instead of authorization.
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