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Youssef087
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Can you explain the bandwidth/download limit for shared links?

Hello , i intent to use a shared link on a mobile app , the content is only around 5kb , but i dont have an idea about how many times exactly the link will be fetched by users (programmatically) (1...
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Hannah
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Hey Youssef087, thanks for posting your question to our Community today!

 

The limits have changed since the thread above was posted. You can see the updated bandwidth/download limits here.

 

Basically each download—even if it’s made by the same person multiple times—counts against your account's bandwidth limit. 

 

For example, if you have a 1 GB file and someone downloads it five times, that’s 5 GB of bandwidth.

 

So, your plan might offer unlimited downloads, but if you surpass the bandwidth limit, your links will probably be banned.

 

I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any questions.

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Youssef087
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

so for the limit of 400gb , and a file of 5 Kb size , i ll be able to make  80000000 connections daily without a problem ??!

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    Jay
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    3 years ago

    Hi Youssef087, are you using the Dropbox API to access the shared link directly, or just by providing the link in the app via another method?

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      Youssef087
      Explorer | Level 3
      3 years ago
      Actually, i m using both , if the app cant get the direct link from my backend server , it uses the Api to get data via the file name .(cause direct link it’s relatively faster and less complicated)

      But my question here is very simple :
      If i dont exceed the daily quota of bandwidth (exemple 400 gb) , the number of times i can make a download is really “unlimited” ?
      For a file of 5kb , i ll be able to make 80 millions downloads daily?
      Or “unlimited” its just theoretical and there a real limit , despite not exceeding the quota bandwidth.

      Thank you
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        Youssef087
        Explorer | Level 3
        3 years ago

        Jay  Hannah 

         

        my question here is very simple :
        If i dont exceed the daily quota of bandwidth (exemple 400 gb) , the number of times i can make a download is really “unlimited” ?
        For a file of 5kb , i ll be able to make 80 millions downloads daily?
        Or “unlimited” its just theoretical and there a real limit , despite not exceeding the quota bandwidth.

        Thank you

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