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vikas027
Asked: 2018-07-05 22:28:32 +0800 CST

nginx - Limit client_max_body_size based on content_type

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I am looking to limit the size of the client body based on the content type in nginx.

location / {
    if ($content_type = "application/json") {
            client_max_body_size 1M;
            client_body_buffer_size 512K;
    }
    ...
    ...
}

I've tried the above if condition which fails with below error.

nginx: [emerg] "client_max_body_size" directive is not allowed here

I have also tried using this without any effect

location ~* ^.+\.json {
   client_max_body_size 1M;
   client_body_buffer_size 512K;
}
nginx

1 Answers

  1. You use a map directive in your http block but outside any server blocks.

    map $http_content_type $upload_limit {
    default 0;
    application/json 1M;
}

    This sets the second variable based upon the value of the first, so by default it'll be 0 but if content type header is application/json it'll be 1M.

    Now you use your custom variable like this client_max_body_size $upload_limit;

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