Limit upload size

This example shows how to use http.MaxBytesReader to strictly limit the maximum size of uploaded files and return a 413 status when the limit is exceeded.

See the detail example code.

How it works

1. Define limit — A constant MaxUploadSize (1 MB) sets the hard cap for uploads.
2. Enforce limit — http.MaxBytesReader wraps c.Request.Body. If the client sends more bytes than allowed, the reader stops and returns an error.
3. Parse and check — c.Request.ParseMultipartForm triggers the read. The code checks for *http.MaxBytesError to return a 413 Request Entity Too Large status with a clear message.

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "net/http"

  "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
)

const (
  MaxUploadSize = 1 << 20 // 1 MB
)

func uploadHandler(c *gin.Context) {
  // Wrap the body reader so only MaxUploadSize bytes are allowed
  c.Request.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(c.Writer, c.Request.Body, MaxUploadSize)

  // Parse multipart form
  if err := c.Request.ParseMultipartForm(MaxUploadSize); err != nil {
    if _, ok := err.(*http.MaxBytesError); ok {
      c.JSON(http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge, gin.H{
        "error": fmt.Sprintf("file too large (max: %d bytes)", MaxUploadSize),
      })
      return
    }
    c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
    return
  }

  file, _, err := c.Request.FormFile("file")
  if err != nil {
    c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "file form required"})
    return
  }
  defer file.Close()

  c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
    "message": "upload successful",
  })
}

func main() {
  r := gin.Default()
  r.POST("/upload", uploadHandler)
  r.Run(":8080")
}

How to curl:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/upload \
  -F "file=@/Users/appleboy/test.zip" \
  -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data"