Request Size Limit

Request Size Limit

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Overview

Use the Request Size Limit policy to restrict requests based on the size of their content. 

Policy Execution Order

The Request Size Limit policy executes later in request processing to limit the effects of oversized requests.

Settings

Parameter Name

Description

Default Value

Example

Parameter Name

Description

Default Value

Example

Label

Required. The name for the API policy.

Request Size Limit

SizeLimit_DevOrg

When this policy should be applied

An expression enabled field that determines the condition to be fulfilled for the API policy to execute.

True

request.method == "POST"

Max Request Size

The maximum number of bytes allowed.

10,000,000 (10 MB)

25,000,000 

If the request has content (for example, a POST or PUT request) and the content length is missing or is larger than the configured limit, the request is rejected.

HTTP Response Codes

Code

Meaning

Code

Meaning

400

The content length is not a number.

411

The content length is missing or invalid.

413

The content-length is bigger than the configured size.