# http: requested URI too long

- **ID:** `go/http-request-uri-too-long`
- **Domain:** go
- **Category:** io_error
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

The request URI exceeds the server's maximum allowed length, typically 8KB.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| 1.19 | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **** (90% success)
   ```
   Use POST requests for long data instead of GET with long query strings.
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **** — This only affects headers, not the URI length. (60% fail)
- **** — The same URI will cause the same error. (80% fail)