> Source: [sk183760](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk183760)

# sk183760 - Threat Cloud Emulation fails with "413 Request Entity Too Large" error

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk183760 |
| Date Created | 2025-08-12 |
| Last Modified | 2025-09-01 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS) |

## Symptoms

- * Threat Cloud Emulation fails with an error in the 'Forensics Details' in SmartConsole log, for example:

  ![](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/sc/SolutionsStatics/NEW_SK_NOID1754979561961/2025-08-12_09-29202508120929471.png)
* Running Threat Emulation debug on the Security Gateway:  

  Warning: Debug commands should only be run in a controlled environment and disabled immediately after use.
  1. Enable the debug:  
     `tecli debug on`  
     `tecli debug set TE all`
  2. Replicating the issue.
  3. Stopping the debug: `tecli debug defaults` `tecli debug off`

  <br />

  You can find similar logs in the *$FWDIR/log/ted.elg* file:

  ```
  
  [PID][DATE TIME] [TE_IS (TD::All)] te_is::CurlSender::Send: <response> http status code: 413, url: https://10.x.x.x:443/tecloud/gw/v1/file/upload, data:
  <html>
  <head><title>413 Request Entity Too Large</title></head>
  <body>
  <center><h1>413 Request Entity Too Large</h1></center> <hr><center>nginx</center> </body> </html>
  ```

## Cause

File size limitation exceeded.

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