---
title: "Get Jira attachment settings"
method: GET
path: "/rest/api/3/attachment/meta"
tags: ["Issue attachments"]
---

# Get Jira attachment settings

`GET /rest/api/3/attachment/meta`

Returns the attachment settings, that is, whether attachments are enabled and the maximum attachment size allowed.

Note that there are also [project permissions](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/yodKLg) that restrict whether users can create and delete attachments.

This operation can be accessed anonymously.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** None.

## Response `200`

Returned if the request is successful.

- AttachmentSettings — Details of the instance's attachment settings.
  - `enabled` boolean — Whether the ability to add attachments is enabled.
  - `uploadLimit` integer — The maximum size of attachments permitted, in bytes.

## Other responses

- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2/versions/ec7f275dfee5/schema)