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[GH-ISSUE #1688] Bug: URL Length seems to be limited to 200 characters #2519

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opened 2026-03-01 17:59:35 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-01 17:59:35 +03:00

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Originally created by @mapleshadow on GitHub (Jul 16, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1688

Originally assigned to: @pirate on GitHub.

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I've seen users raise this issue before, but it was merged. It shouldn't be merged; this is a separate error. On the project editing interface, if the URL length exceeds 200 characters, the edited content cannot be saved. Therefore, this error must be corrected, and the URL length should not be limited.

Steps to reproduce

1.edit this snapshot in the Admin UI
2.url Change
3.Tip: If the length exceeds 200, it will not be saved.

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ArchiveBox Version

0.7.3

How did you install the version of ArchiveBox you are using?

Docker (or Podman/LXC/K8s/TrueNAS/Proxmox/etc)

What operating system are you running on?

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian/Arch/Alpine/etc.)

What type of drive are you using to store your ArchiveBox data?

some of data/ is on a local SSD or NVMe drive
some of data/ is on a spinning hard drive or external USB drive
some of data/ is on a network mount (e.g. NFS/SMB/Ceph/GlusterFS/etc.)
some of data/ is on a FUSE mount (e.g. SSHFS/RClone/S3/B2/Google Drive/Dropbox/etc.)

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Originally created by @mapleshadow on GitHub (Jul 16, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1688 Originally assigned to: @pirate on GitHub. ### Provide a screenshot and describe the bug I've seen users raise this issue before, but it was merged. It shouldn't be merged; this is a separate error. On the project editing interface, if the URL length exceeds 200 characters, the edited content cannot be saved. Therefore, this error must be corrected, and the URL length should not be limited. <img width="976" height="342" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f3f16dc5-0893-44c5-bc78-919beda1089b" /> ### Steps to reproduce ```markdown 1.edit this snapshot in the Admin UI 2.url Change 3.Tip: If the length exceeds 200, it will not be saved. ``` ### Logs or errors ```shell ``` ### ArchiveBox Version ```shell 0.7.3 ``` ### How did you install the version of ArchiveBox you are using? Docker (or Podman/LXC/K8s/TrueNAS/Proxmox/etc) ### What operating system are you running on? Linux (Ubuntu/Debian/Arch/Alpine/etc.) ### What type of drive are you using to store your ArchiveBox data? - [ ] some of `data/` is on a local SSD or NVMe drive - [ ] some of `data/` is on a spinning hard drive or external USB drive - [ ] some of `data/` is on a network mount (e.g. NFS/SMB/Ceph/GlusterFS/etc.) - [ ] some of `data/` is on a FUSE mount (e.g. SSHFS/RClone/S3/B2/Google Drive/Dropbox/etc.) ### Docker Compose Configuration ```shell ``` ### ArchiveBox Configuration ```shell ```

kerem commented

2026-03-01 17:59:36 +03:00

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@pirate commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2025):

@claude can you fix this on dev, lets cap url length at 1600 for now

@pirate commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2025): @claude can you fix this on dev, lets cap url length at 1600 for now

kerem commented

2026-03-01 17:59:36 +03:00

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@claude[bot] commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2025):

Claude finished @pirate's task in 2m 30s —— View job • claude/issue-1688-20251229-2233 • Create PR ➔

URL length limit fix complete ✓

Task: Increase URL field length limit from 200 to 1600 characters on dev branch.

Tasks

Gather context: Find URL field definitions in models
Update URL field max_length to 1600
Create Django migrations
Commit and push changes
Provide PR creation link

Changes Made

Model Update

Updated Snapshot.url field in archivebox/core/models.py:284 to include max_length=1600
Previously, URLField defaulted to max_length=200, which prevented saving URLs longer than 200 characters in the Admin UI

Migration

Created archivebox/core/migrations/0025_alter_snapshot_url_max_length.py
Uses Django's AlterField operation to update the field definition
This migration will be applied automatically when users run archivebox init or migrations

Testing Notes

The fix addresses the issue where URLs exceeding 200 characters could not be saved in the Admin UI. With the new 1600 character limit, users should be able to save much longer URLs (typical long URLs with query parameters, tracking codes, etc. should fit comfortably).

Note: SQLite (the default database) stores TEXT fields without strict length enforcement at the database level, but Django enforces the max_length constraint at the model/form level, which is where the 200-character limitation was causing the issue.

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@claude[bot] commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2025): **Claude finished @pirate's task in 2m 30s** —— [View job](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/actions/runs/20583888204) • [`claude/issue-1688-20251229-2233`](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/tree/claude/issue-1688-20251229-2233) • [Create PR ➔](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/compare/dev...claude/issue-1688-20251229-2233?quick_pull=1&title=Fix%3A%20Increase%20Snapshot%20URL%20max_length%20to%201600%20characters&body=Fixes%20%231688%0A%0AIncreases%20the%20Snapshot.url%20field%20max_length%20from%20200%20to%201600%20characters%20to%20allow%20saving%20longer%20URLs%20in%20the%20Admin%20UI.%0A%0A%23%23%23%20Changes%0A-%20Updated%20Snapshot.url%20field%20in%20archivebox%2Fcore%2Fmodels.py%20to%20max_length%3D1600%0A-%20Created%20migration%200025_alter_snapshot_url_max_length.py%0A%0AGenerated%20with%20%5BClaude%20Code%5D%28https%3A%2F%2Fclaude.ai%2Fcode%29) --- ### URL length limit fix complete ✓ Task: Increase URL field length limit from 200 to 1600 characters on dev branch. #### Tasks - [x] Gather context: Find URL field definitions in models - [x] Update URL field max_length to 1600 - [x] Create Django migrations - [x] Commit and push changes - [x] Provide PR creation link #### Changes Made **Model Update** - Updated `Snapshot.url` field in `archivebox/core/models.py:284` to include `max_length=1600` - Previously, URLField defaulted to max_length=200, which prevented saving URLs longer than 200 characters in the Admin UI **Migration** - Created `archivebox/core/migrations/0025_alter_snapshot_url_max_length.py` - Uses Django's `AlterField` operation to update the field definition - This migration will be applied automatically when users run `archivebox init` or migrations #### Testing Notes The fix addresses the issue where URLs exceeding 200 characters could not be saved in the Admin UI. With the new 1600 character limit, users should be able to save much longer URLs (typical long URLs with query parameters, tracking codes, etc. should fit comfortably). Note: SQLite (the default database) stores TEXT fields without strict length enforcement at the database level, but Django enforces the max_length constraint at the model/form level, which is where the 200-character limitation was causing the issue. --- | [Branch](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/tree/claude/issue-1688-20251229-2233)

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