Can you explain the bandwidth/download limit for shared links?

Question

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&nbsp; users, 1 time per session ) , up to the documentaion ,on our plan&nbsp; the limit is 400 giga bandwith and unlimited donwloads&nbsp; daily , which will fit our requierments&nbsp; . But after a lookup on forums here i found this answer made by one DropBox experts says :
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"Its 400gb / 100,000 connections in a rolling 24 hour period for shared links"
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what really means the 100,000 connections ??
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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

Hannah · Answer

Hey Youssef087, thanks for posting your question to our Community today!
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The limits have changed since the thread above was posted. You can see the updated bandwidth/download limits here.
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Basically each download—even if it’s made by the same person multiple times—counts against your account's bandwidth limit.&nbsp;
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For example, if you have a 1 GB file and someone downloads it five times, that’s 5 GB of bandwidth.
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So, your plan might offer unlimited downloads, but if you surpass the bandwidth limit, your links will probably be banned.
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I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any questions.

Youssef087 · Answer

so for the limit of 400gb , and a file of 5 Kb size , i ll be able to make&nbsp;&nbsp;80000000 connections daily without a problem ??!

Jay · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

Jay&nbsp;&nbsp;Hannah&nbsp;&nbsp;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

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