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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...
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey 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.
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 ??!
- Jay
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?
- 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
