2 MB XML sample file

An XML file of exactly 2,097,152 bytes. It is a valid Extensible Markup Language file, generated for this site and checked with an independent parser. Use it wherever you need a 2 MB sample, test or dummy XML file.

sample-xml-2mb.xml

2 MB2,097,152 bytes

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Type: application/xml
SHA-256: f3a8b0d814e2b87cecc1df1c5ea26b289038f1e259da3e6355a011701f7640ae
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What is in this file

A <customers> root element holding 6,528 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	6,528 <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-2mb.xml, exactly as they appear in the file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<customers generator="SampleTestFiles" description="Sample XML file (2 MB) for testing">
  <customer id="1" active="true">
    <name><first>Mia</first><last>Brennan</last></name>
    <email>mia.brennan1@example.org</email>
    <address city="Osaka" country="JP"/>
    <signup>2023-09-27</signup>
    <balance currency="USD">1070.40</balance>
    <note>Upgraded after a support call</note>
  </customer>
  <customer id="2" active="true">
    <name><first>Freya</first><last>Okafor</last></name>
    <email>freya.okafor2@example.com</email>
    <address city="Da Nang" country="VN"/>

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Where 2 MB matters

A 2,097,152-byte file: exactly the default upload limit of PHP, and twice the default of nginx and Spring Boot. These are the default limits a file of this size is useful for testing:

System	Limit	Note
PHP	2 MB per uploaded file by default (upload_max_filesize)	A file of exactly 2 MB is accepted; one byte more is refused.
nginx	1 MB by default (client_max_body_size)	Rejected with 413 Request Entity Too Large.
Spring Boot multipart	1 MB per file by default (max-file-size)	Rejected unless the property is raised.
Django	2.5 MB in memory by default	2 MB is held in memory; the 5 MB sample is streamed to a temporary file.
Vercel Functions	4.5 MB request body	Accepted, including as base64 at about 2.8 MB.

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Use this file for

Finding out whether a 1 MB default has been raised
Testing XML parsers and data import
Checking protection against entity attacks

Testing notes for XML

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.
Nested entity definitions can expand exponentially ("billion laughs"). The samples here declare no entities.

XML format reference

Technical details

File name	sample-xml-2mb.xml
Format	XML (Extensible Markup Language)
Extension	.xml
MIME type	application/xml
Size	2,097,152 bytes (2 MB)
Kind	Text
Signature	3C 3F 78 6D 6C
SHA-256	f3a8b0d814e2b87cecc1df1c5ea26b289038f1e259da3e6355a011701f7640ae
Created	2026-10-14
Validation	Exact size, signature bytes and structure checked when the generator was built; your copy is checked against the SHA-256 after it is created
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 2 MB?: Yes. It is 2,097,152 bytes, which is 2 MB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
What is inside the 2 MB XML file?: A <customers> root element holding 6,527 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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