15 MB XML sample

An XML file of exactly 15,728,640 bytes. It is a valid Extensible Markup Language file, generated by this site. Compare its checksum and test it with the parser used by your application. Use it wherever you need a 15 MB sample, test or dummy XML file.

sample-xml-15mb.xml

15 MB15,728,640 bytes

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Type: application/xml
SHA-256: 0792a2eb5b67a456e0e8c2a6a07d694bc23b904f106a4b806eb92fbb6e7d6008
Delivery: Created in your browser from static generator assets (how it works).

What is in this file

A <customers> root element holding 48,694 fictional records that mix child elements, attributes and an empty element. An XML comment before the closing tag brings the file to the exact size.

Elements	48,694 <customer> records
Root element	<customers>
Declaration	XML 1.0, UTF-8
Encoding	UTF-8 (ASCII characters only)
Line endings	LF

How the file begins

The opening lines of sample-xml-15mb.xml, exactly as they appear in the file.

00000000  3c 3f 78 6d 6c 20 76 65  72 73 69 6f 6e 3d 22 31 |<?xml version="1|
00000010  2e 30 22 20 65 6e 63 6f  64 69 6e 67 3d 22 55 54 |.0" encoding="UT|
00000020  46 2d 38 22 3f 3e 0a 3c  63 75 73 74 6f 6d 65 72 |F-8"?>.<customer|
00000030  73 20 67 65 6e 65 72 61  74 6f 72 3d 22 53 61 6d |s generator="Sam|

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Where 15 MB matters

A 15,728,640-byte file, 15 MB in the binary units that operating systems and upload limits use. It is useful wherever a form, an API gateway, a storage quota or a mail server is configured with a limit of about this size.

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Measuring download speed from your own server or CDN
Testing feed readers and SOAP clients
Testing XML parsers and data import

Testing notes for XML

Namespaces change element identity: <name> in two namespaces is two different elements.
Parsers that resolve external entities can be made to read local files or call internal services, an attack called XXE. Disable DTD processing for untrusted input.

XML format reference

Technical details

File name	sample-xml-15mb.xml
Format	XML (Extensible Markup Language)
Extension	.xml
MIME type	application/xml
Size	15,728,640 bytes (15 MB)
Kind	Text
Signature	3C 3F 78 6D 6C
SHA-256	0792a2eb5b67a456e0e8c2a6a07d694bc23b904f106a4b806eb92fbb6e7d6008
Created	2026-10-23
Validation	See the listed size and SHA-256. Small downloads are checked in the browser; verify streamed downloads manually. A hash match does not prove parser compatibility.
Preview	Available on this page
Source	Generated in your browser by this site's generator; not copied from elsewhere
Licence	Free to use, modify and redistribute (terms)
Category	Data

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Questions about this file

Is this file exactly 15 MB?: Yes. It is 15,728,640 bytes, which is 15 MB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
What is inside the 15 MB XML file?: A <customers> root element holding 48,694 fictional records that mix child elements, attributes and an empty element. An XML comment before the closing tag brings the file to the exact size.
Do the XML samples use a DTD or entities?: No. They have an XML declaration and no DOCTYPE, so they are safe for parsers with DTD processing disabled.

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