Yes. Up to 100 MB per file and up to 3 files per request are free. Files expire in 72 hours unless you pay $2 to extend by 30 days, or pay to group them into a 30-day space for $5.

Do I need to sign up?

No. Anonymous use is the default. You can optionally attach your email so you can recover files later if you lose the share link.

How long do files last?

Free files expire in 72 hours. After that there is a 7-day grace period during which a $2 extend will bring the file back for 30 more days. After the grace period the storage is permanently purged.

Can AI agents use quik.space?

Yes. quik.space exposes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server and accepts the x402 standard for stablecoin micropayments on Base. Agents do not need API keys or signup — their wallet is their identity.

What file types are supported?

Any file up to 5 GB. The recipient page renders inline previews for images, audio, video, PDFs, markdown, HTML (sandboxed), Microsoft Office docs, and plain text or code.

Is WhatsApp's 2 GB cap really enforced?

Yes. Once you cross 2 GB on a single file, WhatsApp refuses to send it. Some carriers also throttle media uploads on cellular, which can cause silent failures well under 2 GB.

Can I send the quik.space link inside a WhatsApp message?

Yes. That is the cleanest path. The link is plain text, WhatsApp shows a preview, and tapping it opens the file in the recipient's browser.

Does the recipient need a quik.space account to download?

No. There is no signup on either side. The recipient taps the link, sees the file, hits download.

What about a 4 GB video that WhatsApp will not accept?

quik.space supports single files up to 5 GB. Files between 500 MB and 5 GB are a $5 one-shot upload. After upload, paste the link into WhatsApp.

Will the file expire?

72 hours by default. Pay $2 to extend any file by 30 more days.

whatsapp file size limit

WhatsApp file size limit.

WhatsApp raised its per-file ceiling to 2 GB in 2024, but a lot of users are still stuck on older clients or hitting the WhatsApp Business 16 MB endpoint cap. And once you cross 2 GB on a single file, WhatsApp simply refuses to send it. The cleanest fix is to stop pushing the file through the chat layer and send a link instead. Drop the file on quik.space, paste the resulting link in chat, the recipient taps it and downloads. The upload widget below is ready when you are.

Drop a file.

Free up to 100 MB. We will give you a link in seconds.

or click anywhere to choose

No email means no recovery. If you lose this link, we can't get you back to this file.

Price scales with file count, up to 25 files. Shown once. 7-day expiry.

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What is happening

WhatsApp allows up to 2 GB per file as of the 2024 update. Older clients may still cap at 100 MB.

WhatsApp raised its per-file ceiling from 100 MB to 2 GB in 2024 to compete with Telegram. The cap applies to images, video, audio, and documents on both consumer WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business. The WhatsApp Cloud API for businesses still caps some endpoints at 16 MB, which is why automated business messages sometimes fail on smaller files than consumer chats.

Common workarounds

Here is what most people try first, and where each option falls short.

Update WhatsApp and retry: Open the App Store or Play Store, update WhatsApp, send again.; Downside. Only helps if your client was older than the 2 GB update. A 3 GB file is still rejected.
Compress the file before sending: Use a video compressor or photo compressor app first.; Downside. Loses quality. Takes time. Recipient sees a worse version of what you meant to send.
Send through WhatsApp Cloud (chat backup): Use Google Drive or iCloud to back up media, share that link in chat.; Downside. Backup is for restore, not for sharing. You still need a separate share step.
Email instead: Send the file as an email attachment.; Downside. Email caps at 20 to 25 MB, much lower than WhatsApp's own 2 GB. Hits a different wall.

The cleaner fix

Drop the file on quik.space, copy the link, paste it inside a WhatsApp message. Recipient taps the link, downloads in their browser. Files up to 5 GB are supported (paid for the larger sizes), so you can clear WhatsApp's 2 GB ceiling without compressing. Free up to 100 MB.

The upload widget at the top of this page is the same one on the homepage. Drop the file, copy the link, paste it where you wanted to attach. See pricing for the full table or how it works for the three-step explainer.

What we will not do

We do not read your file. We do not train AI on your file. We do not sell your file. Every upload is encrypted in transit over HTTPS and at rest. The share ID is an 8-character random string with roughly 218 trillion combinations, so the link is practically unguessable. After 72 hours plus a 7-day grace period, the bytes are permanently purged from storage and cannot be recovered.

Frequently asked

Is WhatsApp's 2 GB cap really enforced?: Yes. Once you cross 2 GB on a single file, WhatsApp refuses to send it. Some carriers also throttle media uploads on cellular, which can cause silent failures well under 2 GB.
Can I send the quik.space link inside a WhatsApp message?: Yes. That is the cleanest path. The link is plain text, WhatsApp shows a preview, and tapping it opens the file in the recipient's browser.
Does the recipient need a quik.space account to download?: No. There is no signup on either side. The recipient taps the link, sees the file, hits download.
What about a 4 GB video that WhatsApp will not accept?: quik.space supports single files up to 5 GB. Files between 500 MB and 5 GB are a $5 one-shot upload. After upload, paste the link into WhatsApp.
Will the file expire?: 72 hours by default. Pay $2 to extend any file by 30 more days.

Hitting a different size cap? Here are nearby problem-state guides.

What is happening

Common workarounds

The cleaner fix

What we will not do

Frequently asked

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