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---
stage: Create
group: Source Code
info: "To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments"
description: "Configure snippets settings for your GitLab instance."
---
# Snippets
DETAILS:
**Tier:** Free, Premium, Ultimate
**Offering:** Self-managed
You can configure a maximum size for a snippet to prevent abuse.
The default limit is 52428800 bytes (50 MB).
The limit is applied when a snippet is created or updated.
The limit does not affect existing snippets unless they are updated and their
content changes.
## Configure the snippet size limit
To configure the snippet size limit, you can use the Rails console
or the [Application settings API](../../api/settings.md).
The limit **must** be in bytes.
This setting is not available in the [**Admin** area settings](../settings/index.md).
### Use the Rails console
To configure this setting through the Rails console:
1. [Start the Rails console](../operations/rails_console.md#starting-a-rails-console-session).
1. Update the snippets maximum file size:
```ruby
ApplicationSetting.first.update!(snippet_size_limit: 50.megabytes)
```
To retrieve the current value, start the Rails console and run:
```ruby
Gitlab::CurrentSettings.snippet_size_limit
```
### Use the API
To set the limit by using the Application Settings API
(similar to [updating any other setting](../../api/settings.md#change-application-settings)),
use this command:
```shell
curl --request PUT \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>"
--url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/application/settings?snippet_size_limit=52428800"
```
You can also use the API to [retrieve the current value](../../api/settings.md#get-current-application-settings).
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/application/settings"
```
## Related topics
- [User snippets](../../user/snippets.md)
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