#9165·pouchdb

HTTP 413 during live replication is not surfaced via replication events

Author: ajboniCreated Dec 19, 2025Updated Mar 3, 2026
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Hello, I’m trying to catch an HTTP 413 (Content Too Large) error in order to notify the user when the remote server rejects a request.

When using PouchDB live replication with CouchDB, a 413 Content Too Large response from _bulk_docs is visible in DevTools, but it is not exposed through any replication event.

I expected this information to be available in the paused(err) event, but err is always undefined.

Info

  • pouchdb-browser: ^9.0.0
  • Platform: Electron
  • Adapter: IndexedDB
  • Server: CouchDB