2 MB MP4 sample file

An MP4 file of exactly 2,097,152 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 2 MB sample, test or dummy MP4 file.

sample-mp4-2mb.mp4

2 MB2,097,152 bytes

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Type: video/mp4
SHA-256: 441334b1e6f15b9fc3358a01928f2baaaf2d8e2c043fcf36e1c30e41ccba9666
Direct URL: https://sampletestfiles.com/downloads/mp4/sample-mp4-2mb.mp4

What is in this file

1,120 frames (37.3 s) of a synthetic test pattern with a frame counter, looping every six seconds, in one H.264 video track. 1,345 bytes of a trailing "free" box bring the file to the exact size.

Dimensions	640 × 360 px
Duration	37.3 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-mp4-2mb.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 14 8f 6d 6f 6f 76 00 00 00 6c 6d 76 68 64  |....moov...lmvhd|
00000030  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 e8  |................|

Preview

Loads the whole 2 MB file in your browser.

Where 2 MB matters

A 2,097,152-byte file: exactly the default upload limit of PHP, and twice the default of nginx and Spring Boot. These are the default limits a file of this size is useful for testing:

System	Limit	Note
PHP	2 MB per uploaded file by default (upload_max_filesize)	A file of exactly 2 MB is accepted; one byte more is refused.
nginx	1 MB by default (client_max_body_size)	Rejected with 413 Request Entity Too Large.
Spring Boot multipart	1 MB per file by default (max-file-size)	Rejected unless the property is raised.
Django	2.5 MB in memory by default	2 MB is held in memory; the 5 MB sample is streamed to a temporary file.
Vercel Functions	4.5 MB request body	Accepted, including as base64 at about 2.8 MB.

All 2 MB sample files

Use this file for

Finding out whether a 1 MB default has been raised
Checking HTML video playback and seeking
Testing range-request support on servers and CDNs

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-mp4-2mb.mp4
Format	MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14 video)
Extension	.mp4
MIME type	video/mp4
Size	2,097,152 bytes (2 MB)
Kind	Binary
Signature	66 74 79 70 at offset 4
SHA-256	441334b1e6f15b9fc3358a01928f2baaaf2d8e2c043fcf36e1c30e41ccba9666
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

Validated for expected format and integrity. As with any download, scan the file with your own security tools before opening it. How files are made and checked

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-mp4-2mb.mp4 'https://sampletestfiles.com/downloads/mp4/sample-mp4-2mb.mp4'
sha256sum sample-mp4-2mb.mp4     # Linux
shasum -a 256 sample-mp4-2mb.mp4 # macOS

On Windows, run Get-FileHash sample-mp4-2mb.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 2 MB?: Yes. It is 2,097,152 bytes, which is 2 MB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
What is inside the 2 MB MP4 file?: 1,120 frames (37.3 s) of a synthetic test pattern with a frame counter, looping every six seconds, in one H.264 video track. 1,345 bytes of a trailing "free" box bring the file to the exact size.
Will they play in a browser before fully downloading?: Yes. The index is at the start of the file, so playback can begin immediately.

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