413 Payload Too Large

HTTP 413 Payload Too Large (formerly Request Entity Too Large) indicates the server is refusing to process a request because the request payload is too large. The server may include a Retry-After header.

File uploads exceeding limits, oversized JSON bodies, batch imports beyond capacity.

• File upload exceeds Nginx client_max_body_size
• JSON body larger than Express bodyParser limit
• Image upload to S3 exceeding signed-URL limit

• Increase server-side body limits (nginx client_max_body_size, Express limit option)
• Implement chunked uploads for large files
• Compress request bodies with gzip
• Use a presigned URL flow for direct-to-storage uploads

HTTP/1.1 413 Payload Too Large
Content-Type: application/json

{"error":"File exceeds 10MB limit"}