200 KB MP4 sample file

An MP4 file of exactly 204,800 bytes. It is a valid MPEG-4 Part 14 video file, generated for this site and checked with an independent parser. Use it wherever you need a 200 KB sample, test or dummy MP4 file.

sample-mp4-200kb.mp4

200 KB204,800 bytes

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Type: video/mp4
SHA-256: aac25ec485f724e1dcc9b16dee5586feaa51d636affa1351e83416ec98b07541
Direct URL: https://sampletestfiles.com/downloads/mp4/sample-mp4-200kb.mp4

What is in this file

107 frames (3.6 s) of a synthetic test pattern with a frame counter, looping every six seconds, in one H.264 video track. 1,461 bytes of a trailing "free" box bring the file to the exact size.

Dimensions	640 × 360 px
Duration	3.6 s
Frame rate	30 fps
Video codec	H.264 (AVC), Main profile
Audio	No audio track
Fast start	Yes (moov before mdat)

First bytes of the file

The first 64 bytes of sample-mp4-200kb.mp4 as a hex dump: offset, bytes, then the same bytes as text. The MP4 signature is 66 74 79 70 at offset 4.

00000000  00 00 00 20 66 74 79 70 69 73 6f 6d 00 00 02 00  |... ftypisom....|
00000010  69 73 6f 6d 69 73 6f 32 61 76 63 31 6d 70 34 31  |isomiso2avc1mp41|
00000020  00 00 04 33 6d 6f 6f 76 00 00 00 6c 6d 76 68 64  |...3moov...lmvhd|
00000030  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 e8  |................|

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Where 200 KB matters

A 204,800-byte file: twice the default body limit of most API frameworks, and a common cap for photo and signature uploads on application forms. These are the default limits a file of this size is useful for testing:

System	Limit	Note
Express body parsers	100 KB by default	Rejected with 413 unless the limit is raised.
Amazon DynamoDB items	400 KB per item	200 KB fits, even after base64 encoding takes it to about 273 KB.
Azure Service Bus, Standard tier	256 KB per message	Fits as raw bytes, but not once base64-encoded.

All 200 KB sample files

Use this file for

Testing image compression targets
Testing range-request support on servers and CDNs
Verifying large-file and timeout handling

Testing notes for MP4

Seeking in a browser needs HTTP range requests. A server that ignores the Range header makes video appear to work until someone drags the progress bar.
A valid .mp4 may contain a codec the browser cannot play; container and codec are separate questions.

MP4 format reference

Technical details

File name	sample-mp4-200kb.mp4
Format	MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14 video)
Extension	.mp4
MIME type	video/mp4
Size	204,800 bytes (200 KB)
Kind	Binary
Signature	66 74 79 70 at offset 4
SHA-256	aac25ec485f724e1dcc9b16dee5586feaa51d636affa1351e83416ec98b07541
Created	2026-10-10
Validation	Exact size, signature bytes and structure checked when the file was generated
Preview	Available on this page
Source	Generated for this site; not copied from elsewhere
Licence	Free to use, modify and redistribute (terms)
Category	Video

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Download from the command line and verify

Fetch the file with curl, then compare its checksum with the SHA-256 value above.

curl -o sample-mp4-200kb.mp4 'https://sampletestfiles.com/downloads/mp4/sample-mp4-200kb.mp4'
sha256sum sample-mp4-200kb.mp4     # Linux
shasum -a 256 sample-mp4-200kb.mp4 # macOS

On Windows, run Get-FileHash sample-mp4-200kb.mp4 -Algorithm SHA256 in PowerShell. A matching value proves that the download is complete and unaltered.

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Questions about this file

Is this file exactly 200 KB?: Yes. It is 204,800 bytes, which is 200 KB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
What is inside the 200 KB MP4 file?: 107 frames (3.6 s) of a synthetic test pattern with a frame counter, looping every six seconds, in one H.264 video track. 1,461 bytes of a trailing "free" box bring the file to the exact size.
Do the MP4 samples have sound?: No. They contain a single H.264 video track and no audio track.

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