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Youssef087
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

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...
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Hannah
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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.

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Youssef087
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

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 ??!

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