# figshare > figshare.com | Storage; 3 records: free tier, limits, identity cost and evidence. HTML https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/figshare/ | JSON https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/entity/figshare.json | how to read a record: https://fshy.ajam.dev/llms-full.txt ## figshare (figshare.com free accounts) - `storage/figshare` | fails-quota | evidence reported | binding per-object-cap | category academic - identity a placeholder: card and phone unknown | verified 2026-10-21 (inherited) | stale on 2026-11-05 - url https://figshare.com - free tier: 20 GB storage quota per account. Items 500, files per item 500, collections 100, projects 100. | unit: GB | metered on: stored-bytes | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1] - per-object cap: 5 GB per file | bytes: 5000000000 | source: [1] | note: not stated - retention: Stable commercial service (Digital Science); the binding constraint is the 20 GB pool, and published items are permanent/citable, so it behaves more like a publication endpoint than a bucket. | source: [1] | note: not stated - egress: Free and CDN-friendly. Download path: ndownloader.figshare.com -> 302 -> S3 object (Server: AmazonS3), with Accept-Ranges/Content-Range exposed. No egress metering on free accounts. | metered: no - identity: institution - interface: rest, rclone - limits: - per-object-cap (binding): 5 GB per file [1] - limits note: 20 GB total storage and 20 GB max single file; 500 items, 500 files per item, 50 versions; virus scan only up to 10 MB. Exceeding 20 GB requires figshare+ (paid) or an institutional subscription. - interface detail: rest - tooling: figshare REST API v2 (live: GET api.figshare.com/v2/articles -> 200 JSON; per-file download_url at ndownloader.figshare.com). OAI-PMH available. figshare Python client (official, github.com/figshare/figshare-python). No rclone backend. - composes with: 20 GB x unlimited free accounts. Weak multiplication within an account: the 20 GB is a single pool and the 500-item cap binds long before the bytes do at 20 GB/item. - reliability: Stable commercial service (Digital Science); the binding constraint is the 20 GB pool, and published items are permanent/citable, so it behaves more like a publication endpoint than a bucket. - notes: the same as the free tier - extras: - dead_end.failure_class: quota - dead_end.why: 20 GB storage quota per account. Items 500, files per item 500, collections 100, projects 100. - dead_end.first_recorded: 2026-10-21 - evidence: - [1] 2026-10-21: 'storage quota: 20GB', 'max individual file size: 20GB', 'max number of items: 500' - [2] 2026-10-21: 'All figshare.com accounts are provided with 20GB of private storage and are able to upload individual files up to 20GB' - [3] 2026-10-21: probe: GET -L -> 302 then 200, 1512608 bytes, Server: AmazonS3 - sources: - [1] https://info.figshare.com/user-guide/account-limits/ - [2] https://info.figshare.com/user-guide/file-size-limits-and-storage/ - [3] https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/69259858 ## figshare for institutions - `storage/figshare-for-institutions` | fails-quota | evidence documented | binding none | category rejected-provider - identity a placeholder: card and phone unknown | verified 2026-11-04T01:24:13.492Z (live) | stale on 2026-12-05 - url https://info.figshare.com/user-guide/account-limits/ - free tier: Free figshare.com accounts: 20GB private storage and 20GB per file. Institutional repositories set their own private space and allow files up to 5TB; an individual has no self-serve route to that tier. Figshare+ is a paid, one-time-cost route for outputs above 20GB. | unit: GB | metered on: stored-bytes | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1] - per-object cap: 20GB per file on figshare.com accounts; up to 5TB per file in institutional repositories. | source: [1] | note: not recorded - retention: not recorded | source: [1] - egress: not recorded | metered: no - identity: institution - interface: unknown - tooling: not recorded - composes with: the same as tooling - reliability: Institutional private space is set by each institution and is not published on the limits page; files up to 5TB are offered both in institutional repositories and through Figshare+ (a paid, one-time-cost route). - notes: Raises file size to 5 TB and private space per institution, but only for users with an institutional figshare repository — no self-serve route for an individual. Institutional quotas are… - evidence note: Documented from the vendor page https://info.figshare.com/user-guide/account-limits/ re-read on 2026-11-04: 20GB free private storage and file limit, 5TB files for institutions, institution-set private space, Figshare+ one-time cost. - extras: - dead_end.failure_class: quota - dead_end.why: Raises file size to 5 TB and private space per institution, but only for users with an institutional figshare repository — no self-serve route for an individual. Institutional quotas are… - dead_end.first_recorded: 2026-10-21 - evidence: - [1] 2026-10-21: Raises file size to 5 TB and private space per institution, but only for users with an institutional figshare repository — no self-serve route for an individual. Institutional quotas are… - [1] 2026-11-03: a free figshare.com account has 20GB private storage and a 20GB file limit | capture: sha256:9fc92b71bdfabff77d4d6f7259d9bfebf01a7da2d0ab2590a2b2c1ab017d0e18 | quote: All figshare.com accounts are provided with 20GB of private storage and are able to upload individual files up to 20GB. - [1] 2026-11-03: the free allowance is stated in GB | capture: sha256:9fc92b71bdfabff77d4d6f7259d9bfebf01a7da2d0ab2590a2b2c1ab017d0e18 | quote: storage quota: 20GB - [1] 2026-11-03: the quota is a storage quota | capture: sha256:9fc92b71bdfabff77d4d6f7259d9bfebf01a7da2d0ab2590a2b2c1ab017d0e18 | quote: storage quota: 20GB - [1] 2026-11-03: institutional repositories allow files up to 5TB; figshare.com accounts 20GB | capture: sha256:9fc92b71bdfabff77d4d6f7259d9bfebf01a7da2d0ab2590a2b2c1ab017d0e18 | quote: Figshare for institutions also offers larger file size uploads up to 5TB. - [1] 2026-11-03: private space above the free quota is set by the institution | capture: sha256:9fc92b71bdfabff77d4d6f7259d9bfebf01a7da2d0ab2590a2b2c1ab017d0e18 | quote: For institutional users, your private space limit is dependent on your institution, please contact your institutional admins if you require more space. - [1] 2026-11-03: institutional space is institution-dependent | capture: sha256:9fc92b71bdfabff77d4d6f7259d9bfebf01a7da2d0ab2590a2b2c1ab017d0e18 | quote: For institutional users, your private space limit is dependent on your institution, please contact your institutional admins if you require more space. - [1] 2026-11-03: Figshare+ is a paid one-time-cost route for outputs above 20GB; the price is not on this page | capture: sha256:9fc92b71bdfabff77d4d6f7259d9bfebf01a7da2d0ab2590a2b2c1ab017d0e18 | quote: There is a one-time cost associated with Figshare+ to cover the cost of storing the data persistently ad infinitum. - [1] 2026-11-03: the free quota is 20GB, below the need | capture: sha256:9fc92b71bdfabff77d4d6f7259d9bfebf01a7da2d0ab2590a2b2c1ab017d0e18 | quote: storage quota: 20GB - [1] 2026-11-03: institutional private space is set by each institution | capture: sha256:9fc92b71bdfabff77d4d6f7259d9bfebf01a7da2d0ab2590a2b2c1ab017d0e18 | quote: For institutional users, your private space limit is dependent on your institution, please contact your institutional admins if you require more space. - [1] 2026-11-03: files up to 5TB are also offered through Figshare+, which is not an institutional repository | capture: sha256:9fc92b71bdfabff77d4d6f7259d9bfebf01a7da2d0ab2590a2b2c1ab017d0e18 | quote: If you would like to publish outputs larger than 20GB (up to many TBs) or files larger than 20GB (up to 5TB), please consider - [1] 2026-11-03: institutional repositories also offer files up to 5TB | capture: sha256:9fc92b71bdfabff77d4d6f7259d9bfebf01a7da2d0ab2590a2b2c1ab017d0e18 | quote: Figshare for institutions also offers larger file size uploads up to 5TB. - [1] 2026-11-04: a free figshare.com account has 20GB private storage and a 20GB file limit | capture: sha256:9fc92b71bdfabff77d4d6f7259d9bfebf01a7da2d0ab2590a2b2c1ab017d0e18 | quote: All figshare.com accounts are provided with 20GB of private storage and are able to upload individual files up to 20GB. - sources: - [1] https://info.figshare.com/user-guide/account-limits/ ## figshare+ (large-data tier) - `storage/figshare-2` | fails-quota | evidence reported | binding none | category rejected-provider - identity a placeholder: card and phone unknown | verified 2026-10-21 (inherited) | stale on 2026-11-05 - url https://info.figshare.com/figshare-plus/ - free tier: Paid, one-time data publishing charge ($875 per 250 GB per a third-party guide); requires a single publication/project, max 10 item DOIs, and all items submitted within 12 months.… | unit: none | metered on: none | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1] - per-object cap: not recorded | source: [1] | note: not recorded - retention: not recorded | source: [1] - egress: not recorded | metered: no - identity: email - interface: unknown - tooling: not recorded - composes with: the same as tooling - reliability: the same as the free tier - notes: the same as the free tier - extras: - dead_end.failure_class: quota - dead_end.why: Paid, one-time data publishing charge ($875 per 250 GB per a third-party guide); requires a single publication/project, max 10 item DOIs, and all items submitted within 12 months.… - dead_end.first_recorded: 2026-10-21 - evidence: - [1] 2026-10-21: Paid, one-time data publishing charge ($875 per 250 GB per a third-party guide); requires a single publication/project, max 10 item DOIs, and all items submitted within 12 months.… - sources: - [1] https://info.figshare.com/figshare-plus/