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Are there any URL length limitation when making a GET request using REST API to SharePoint? I've been investigating for a while now, all I can see are inconsistent answers.

Microsoft documentation only shows url length limitation when using SharePoint browser. I am currently making an external application that uses REST API calls, but there seems to be a problem with the length of the URL.

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  • Get request in what? in list items or others? for list items, there is alternate solution using CAML and POST request
    – Atish Kumar Dipongkor
    Sep 21, 2016 at 8:16
  • like request for retrieving list of subsites/document libraries/folders/files
    – iambvttercvp
    Sep 21, 2016 at 9:05
  • See my answer for list and libraries. It is not possible for others AFAIK.
    – Atish Kumar Dipongkor
    Sep 21, 2016 at 9:09
  • Can you post an example for subsite which is exceeding the default limit?
    – Atish Kumar Dipongkor
    Sep 21, 2016 at 9:20
  • Structure is like this: /<very long subsite path>/_api/web/GetSubwebsFilteredForCurrentUser(nwebtemplatefilter=-1)?$select=Title,ServerRelativeUrl&$skip=0&$top=50.
    – iambvttercvp
    Sep 21, 2016 at 9:26

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Default GET request URL length is 260. It can be modified in on-premise but in online it is not possible.Follow this link to modify this default value in On-Premise.

If your GET request URL length exceeds for getting items from a list, then you can solve it using CAML query and POST request. Example:

End-point

/_api/Web/Lists/getbytitle('List Name')/GetItems

Request Body

{
  __metadata: {
    type: "SP.CamlQuery" 
  },
  ViewXml: 'CAML Query goes here'
}

Most of the cases, I found URL length exceeds for $filter operator. So $filter can be solved using CAML query.

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  • I have tried counting the actual URL length, it is okay until 260 (not including the domain [https://], endpoint [something.sharepoint.com] and OData operators [...?$skip=0,..]
    – iambvttercvp
    Sep 21, 2016 at 8:57
  • you are right. answer updated
    – Atish Kumar Dipongkor
    Sep 21, 2016 at 9:01
  • @AtishDipongkor-MVP can you explain how query should be constructed in the viewXml for fields which need to be extended?
    – Burre Ifort
    Sep 18, 2022 at 7:34

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