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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) (100k to 500k users, 1 time per session ) , up to the documentaion ,on our plan the limit is 400 giga bandwith and unlimited donwloads daily , which will fit our requierments . But after a lookup on forums here i found this answer made by one DropBox experts says :

"Its 400gb / 100,000 connections in a rolling 24 hour period for shared links"

what really means the 100,000 connections ??

original Post : https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/View-download-and-export/WHAT-IS-THE-LIMIT-FOR-DOWNLOADS-IF-I-CHOOSE-PROFESSIONAL-PLAN/td-p/524947

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Hannah

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.

Youssef087

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?

Youssef087

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

Youssef087

@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

Mark

Hi @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.

Youssef087

@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.

Youssef087

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