Image Upload Size Limit Exceeded: Request Blocked by API Validation

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jul 11, 2025 by pcarielo Closed Jan 5, 2026

Bug Description
When I provide an image that exceeds the max allowed size for many-image requests (2000 pixels), it throws this API Error 400 and I can't proceed anymore in that conversation nor compact it.

Environment Info

  • Platform: linux
  • Terminal: cursor
  • Version: 1.0.45
  • Feedback ID:

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 1: ENOENT \n    at thQ (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1333:4797)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async shQ (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1333:2578)","timestamp":"2025-07-09T15:00:00.396Z"},{"error":"AxiosError: Request failed with status code 403\n    at bH (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:528:1070)\n    at Unzip.VA (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:529:9953)\n    at Unzip.emit (node:events:536:35)\n    at Unzip.emit (node:domain:489:12)\n    at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1698:12)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:82:21)\n    at li.request (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:531:2081)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async n51 (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:623:4119)\n    at async Ay1 (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:623:6964)\n    at async Z21.startOAuthFlow (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2113:3872)\n    at async file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2320:1173","timestamp":"2025-07-09T15:04:22.303Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: \n    at PF (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1479:1184)\n    at file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1479:912\n    at Array.map (<anonymous>)\n    at _J (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1479:903)\n    at rS2 (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1948:9730)\n    at Nw (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:65:19802)\n    at jP (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:42569)\n    at SP (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:38118)\n    at FL (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:38046)\n    at hw (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:37900)","timestamp":"2025-07-09T18:44:21.171Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"system: Invalid model name\"}}\n    at D6.generate (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1305:12578)\n    at pq.makeStatusError (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1322:2100)\n    at pq.makeRequest (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1322:5311)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async VO2.mA1.showErrors (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1691:23185)\n    at async mA1 (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1691:12720)\n    at async VO2 (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1691:23034)\n    at async file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1691:18138\n    at async N0A (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1691:5121)\n    at async Uc (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1691:18108)","timestamp":"2025-07-10T23:22:44.565Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: \n    at PF (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1479:1184)\n    at file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1479:912\n    at Array.map (<anonymous>)\n    at _J (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1479:903)\n    at rS2 (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1948:9730)\n    at Nw (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:65:19802)\n    at jP (file:///home/carielo/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js

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