HTTP 413

request_too_large — Shorty API error

Request too large (HTTP 413): when the Shorty API returns the request_too_large error, why, and how to fix it.

When it happens

The request payload exceeded the accepted size limit for the endpoint.

Example response

{
  "type": "https://aishorty.com/docs/api/errors/request_too_large",
  "title": "Request too large",
  "status": 413,
  "detail": "The request payload is too large.",
  "instance": "urn:request:req_01J9Z8ABCDEFGH0123456789",
  "code": "request_too_large",
  "request_id": "req_01J9Z8ABCDEFGH0123456789"
}

How to fix it

Reduce the payload — for large media, pass a URL the service fetches instead of inlining bytes.

Related errors

• validation_failed

  Validation failed (HTTP 400)