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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...
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 âunlimitedâ ?
For a file of 5kb , i ll be able to make 80 millions downloads daily?
Or âunlimitedâ its just theoretical and there a real limit , despite not exceeding the quota bandwidth.
Thank you
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIHi Youssef087
As Jay said there is also a limit of 100,000 connections. So if every connection you make to the API to download counts towards that. For example if it was a small file and needed just one API call then you'd be able to do it 100,000 times. If it needed multiple that would decrease.
Mark , what about direct link download ? there is any limit of many time i can make a download despite not exceeding the daily quota ?
- Mark
Yes - it is exactly the same. There is a limit of 100,000 connections across the whole account.
So thats 100,000 connections across every single shared link/file etc. as well as the bandwidth limits.
No Mark i dont think so , i just tested it my self , i downloaded a 5kb file (direct download) 180.000 times ( in 6 hours) and the link still working !!!
as Hannah mentionned before "The limits have changed since the thread above was posted." , your reply https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/View-download-and-export/WHAT-IS-THE-LIMIT-FOR-DOWNLOADS-IF-I-CHOOSE-PROFESSIONAL-PLAN/td-p/524947 , more than a year ago its what makes me start this thread , and i m sure its not correct anymore (or never was) , the 100 000 limit its not correct for direct link neither Api download .
i m looking for a correct anwser cause the next release of a mobile app will be relying on how many times a direct link can be used daily ??!!!
Thank you
- Mark
You will need to get support from the API team via the API forum as that is a different set up to the standard links etc. (note that where you posted now is not for developers). Try asking over at https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Developer-API/ct-p/101000041 but make sure you are specific that the request is about API's and not standard bandwidth
