5 KB XML sample file

An XML file of exactly 5,120 bytes. It is a valid Extensible Markup Language file, generated for this site and checked with an independent parser.

sample-xml-5kb.xml

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Type: application/xml
SHA-256: 424f6bc1ac5cd87685a1e63d893604aaf77585cdab14d9f7726a4297a2909343
Direct URL: https://sampletestfiles.com/downloads/xml/sample-xml-5kb.xml

What is in this file

A <customers> root element holding 15 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	15 <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-5kb.xml, exactly as they appear in the file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<customers generator="SampleTestFiles" description="Sample XML file (5 KB) for testing">
  <customer id="1" active="true">
    <name><first>Ethan</first><last>Zeller</last></name>
    <email>ethan.zeller1@example.com</email>
    <address city="Pune" 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 5 KB matters

A 5,120-byte file: larger than a cookie, smaller than a typical HTTP header limit. These are the default limits a file of this size is useful for testing:

System	Limit	Note
Browser cookies	4,096 bytes per cookie	5 KB does not fit in one cookie.
Vite asset inlining	4 KB by default (assetsInlineLimit)	A 5 KB asset is emitted as a separate file rather than inlined as base64.
nginx and Apache request headers	8 KB per header line by default	5 KB fits; the 10 KB sample does not.

All 5 KB sample files

Use this file for

Checking asset-inlining thresholds in bundlers
Checking protection against entity attacks
Testing feed readers and SOAP clients

Testing notes for XML

Nested entity definitions can expand exponentially ("billion laughs"). The samples here declare no entities.
Namespaces change element identity: <name> in two namespaces is two different elements.

XML format reference

Technical details

File name	sample-xml-5kb.xml
Format	XML (Extensible Markup Language)
Extension	.xml
MIME type	application/xml
Size	5,120 bytes (5 KB)
Kind	Text
Signature	3C 3F 78 6D 6C
SHA-256	424f6bc1ac5cd87685a1e63d893604aaf77585cdab14d9f7726a4297a2909343
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 5 KB?: Yes. It is 5,120 bytes, which is 5 KB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
What is inside the 5 KB XML file?: A <customers> root element holding 15 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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