From 95edc04c2292b8f034eb6e2e3f3a00159e226830 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kelseiv <47797004+kelseiv@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 18:02:30 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] clarify 413 error (#3428)

---
 content/influxdb/cloud/write-data/troubleshoot.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/content/influxdb/cloud/write-data/troubleshoot.md b/content/influxdb/cloud/write-data/troubleshoot.md
index 5df1450f2..1947e0cce 100644
--- a/content/influxdb/cloud/write-data/troubleshoot.md
+++ b/content/influxdb/cloud/write-data/troubleshoot.md
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ Write requests return the following status codes:
     For more information about token types and permissions, see [Manage API tokens](/influxdb/cloud/security/tokens/)
 - `404` **Not found**: A requested resource (e.g. an organization or bucket) was not found.
   The response body contains the requested resource type, e.g. "organization", and resource name.
-- `413` **Request entity too large**: The write request payload exceeded the size limit (**50 MB *uncompressed*** data or **250 MB *decompressed***).
+- `413` **Request entity too large**: Occurs in the following cases:
+   - The write request payload exceeds the size limit **50 MB** (compressed or uncompressed).
+   - A compressed payload attempts to uncompress more than **250 MB** of data.
 - `429` **Too many requests**: API token is temporarily over quota. The `Retry-After` header describes when to try the write request again.
 - `500` **Internal server error**: Default HTTP status for an error.
 - `503` **Service unavailable**: Server is temporarily unavailable to accept writes. The `Retry-After` header describes when to try the write again.