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How To Fix Facebook Error Please Reduce The Amount Of Data Youre Asking For Then Retry Your Request

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Facebook Error: “Please reduce the amount of data you’re asking for, then retry your request”

This guide explains why Facebook may return the error message:

Please reduce the amount of data you’re asking for, then retry your request

when publishing content through Postly and what actions you can take while Facebook continues investigating the issue on their side.

Overview

This is a known Facebook Graph API issue that has been reported by developers and third-party publishing platforms for several years across multiple Meta Developer and Graph API discussions.

The error is typically related to Facebook API limitations, temporary backend instability, memory handling issues, or rate restrictions, and it may occur even when the publishing request itself is valid and unchanged.

In many cases:

  • The same request succeeds later without changes
  • Posts fail randomly and later recover
  • Media-heavy posts trigger the issue more frequently
  • Facebook may still publish the post successfully even though the API reports failure

Because the issue originates from Facebook infrastructure, there is currently no permanent fix available from the Postly side.

Steps

  1. Retry publishing the post later This issue is often temporary and may resolve automatically after a few minutes once Facebook systems stabilize or internal API limits reset.

  2. Reduce post complexity where possible Try minimizing the amount of data included in the request by:

    • Uploading fewer images or videos
    • Reducing caption length
    • Limiting excessive hashtags or links
    • Avoiding very large media files

  3. Avoid publishing large batches simultaneously Publishing many posts at once may increase the likelihood of triggering Facebook API restrictions or temporary backend limitations.

  4. Reconnect your Facebook account in Postly Reconnecting the Facebook Page may help refresh expired permissions or unstable API sessions:

    • Go to Settings → Social Accounts
    • Select your Facebook Page
    • Click Reconnect
    • Complete the Facebook authorization process again

  5. Verify whether the post was actually published Sometimes Facebook successfully publishes the content even though the API returns an error response to Postly. Always check your Facebook Page directly before attempting to repost the content.

Current Status

Postly continues monitoring Facebook Graph API behavior and related Meta platform bug reports closely, and we will continue applying improvements or workarounds whenever Facebook provides additional stability, fixes, or updated API handling for this issue.