# Error: content_too_long

> The text is longer than the channel takes

Source: https://docs.vlayers.ai/errors/content_too_long

- HTTP status: 422
- Retry: No: fix the request first
- details: `maxChars` and `split`.

## What happened

The text is longer than the channel takes.

## Why

The text exceeds the channel's limit: with `split: "refuse"` any text past the limit, and with `split: "auto"` text that would need more parts than the API sends. Nothing is cut silently.

## How to fix it

Shorten the text, or send it with `split: "auto"` where it fits the part limit.

## Example response

```json
{
  "error": "content_too_long",
  "message": "The text is longer than the channel takes.",
  "requestId": "req-8f2c1d4b",
  "retryable": false,
  "docs": "https://docs.vlayers.ai/errors/content_too_long"
}
```