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# Will Terra retry or chunk a 413 payload for me?

**Terra does not retry with a smaller payload after a `413`.**

There is no fixed size limit on a single webhook (long activities can be tens of MB). Automatic chunking only triggers when an API request spans **more than one calendar month**: a within-month range (for example Dec 1 to Dec 31) is never split regardless of size, and can exceed your host's request limit.

To force splitting, use a range that crosses a month boundary (for example Dec 1 to Jan 31). Each chunk is then capped around 10MB and all chunks share the same `terra-reference` header. See the documented limits in [setting up webhook destinations](https://docs.tryterra.co/health-and-fitness-api/integration-setup/setting-up-data-destinations/webhooks).

To handle large payloads reliably:

* raise the body-size limit on your webhook server and any proxy/ingress in front of it
* narrow the date range per request
* enable the PING / `s3_payload` mechanism that sends a short-lived URL you GET to retrieve the full payload