200 KB XML sample file

An XML file of exactly 204,800 bytes. It is a valid Extensible Markup Language file, generated for this site and checked with an independent parser. Use it wherever you need a 200 KB sample, test or dummy XML file.

sample-xml-200kb.xml

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Type: application/xml
SHA-256: da12dc722cd2f44500e98d21401048406eba40bd143775112d0eb3d2a3be73ac
Direct URL: https://sampletestfiles.com/downloads/xml/sample-xml-200kb.xml

What is in this file

A <customers> root element holding 640 fictional records that mix child elements, attributes and an empty element. An XML comment before the closing tag brings the file to the exact size.

Elements	640 <customer> records
Root element	<customers>
Declaration	XML 1.0, UTF-8
Encoding	UTF-8 (ASCII characters only)
Line endings	LF

How the file begins

The opening lines of sample-xml-200kb.xml, exactly as they appear in the file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<customers generator="SampleTestFiles" description="Sample XML file (200 KB) for testing">
  <customer id="1" active="true">
    <name><first>Ethan</first><last>Zeller</last></name>
    <email>ethan.zeller1@example.com</email>
    <address city="Jaipur" country="IN"/>
    <signup>2021-07-10</signup>
    <balance currency="USD">2769.84</balance>
    <note>Billing contact changed recently</note>
  </customer>
  <customer id="2" active="true">
    <name><first>Elena</first><last>Underhill</last></name>
    <email>elena.underhill2@example.net</email>
    <address city="Porto Alegre" country="BR"/>

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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 XML parsers and data import
Checking protection against entity attacks

Testing notes for XML

Parsers that resolve external entities can be made to read local files or call internal services, an attack called XXE. Disable DTD processing for untrusted input.
Nested entity definitions can expand exponentially ("billion laughs"). The samples here declare no entities.

XML format reference

Technical details

File name	sample-xml-200kb.xml
Format	XML (Extensible Markup Language)
Extension	.xml
MIME type	application/xml
Size	204,800 bytes (200 KB)
Kind	Text
Signature	3C 3F 78 6D 6C
SHA-256	da12dc722cd2f44500e98d21401048406eba40bd143775112d0eb3d2a3be73ac
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	Data

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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 XML file?: A <customers> root element holding 640 fictional records that mix child elements, attributes and an empty element. An XML comment before the closing tag brings the file to the exact size.
Do the XML samples use a DTD or entities?: No. They have an XML declaration and no DOCTYPE, so they are safe for parsers with DTD processing disabled.

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