I'm updating a kite resource via a rails 4 API using a patch request. Each kite has a name and a description. For the sake of argument, let's say a description can be as long as the length of a term paper. I've noticed that when I update kites with short descriptions via patch, everything is fine. When it's much longer, the update doesn't seem to occur and there's no evidence from the logs that the update method that the patch request routes to is called. Here's the log output (sanitized) when the patch is working:
[30/Jul/2014 09:40:58] "PATCH /1/kites/5?name=JaneKite&description=20%02l0_rt2%22iyp0s%2d%2%%i2%bA2%D2%20t%22%%2%%02mc%i02a0e2Aae2%0AE%0va%a2i20o00a%0c%i2A2s00nlsi2%%%2%iCenr0A200%222A%h2te%0c20l2222%%CA2m2aCgtohr2g02%C22sy2o0%0AC%s2A%0nrna%uc0t22%tcss%00sa%2a0%e0%2%%%C20a%0020l0022%rAuC002eu%c0%%0r%_oeeclr%ys%D20on0%t0r%S0l%0%%2a%02oA2p2220%%2A2%a%0c00%rn0%e2022-0Ca2&r00eetilc0%2%90220n0%%2000002%%%%e2%02020rl2222220000022C220_V2oyi%0%0avf2r20I00%gat2o%e%i0%0D%e2l.22a20oS0vlC20022%2sAce20inc.232oD-e25o22a20l2%%0nef%%0-%n020t20222%0ro22%es%0%so2e20b1o22n%0en00%o2%%%s%0k%0s_%0A20%T%%hd0nA0e0224if0I2%a0A0n0os2l001tud%0%%tm0uf2I%2n2%NeGB%M2A2y200ct22l0u%o2a%2e202a%220B0002ntdsna22r_r0%%%22%tA2i2ecsBB%Do020p=2at0i2%0gs0020%%2%%%%p%a2200s%2AtrUr20C2up02%20lyD%i20a20g0o0n%2t0ia0a2y'00%22T%%02f%%lb_u2Il%nl0sa0M4C%0%a00%S%0220le0e%0r200A0H0t0t%22f0%%a0002e2022cT222i02a%t%d%%2ttAt20%A22e0%%02%_0vB0p0dode2020%i%i=%0RD0Fa0%eee20%as2mCt2c2i%n%tac0c2%ul%200%%%0%%%%0r%00iA0FM%2e%l%i0%2%0%02sa%%o2%c%a0222%i0a2ttt%2N0200or)i%evs0%%220%0n00d0t02c2o02g2i%_2n%0t2%0ei22%sr%e3Tee%sS%20%ttD%%v%e%2020a%2%oi%iD%2ioU2n0sCs%eerc0%a020%v%0n2o2e%2a2t%000A000o00m%ei%22t2%%e%0a0yo22s%02An0I20%&u0i2%0e0e%2ypu02%%2hx0a_0=ht%0n%2e%t.0002i2aia21%222t%%02t2ha00%2%0%w%250%%%%et&rD%y2he0D2%u%2e%RS%C0%n2oD22r00Annp%fua0220%0A%002o202%%02SD%o%0m%Di20%u0ac2%D00sLa2s222%%%22rn%e%%%d02%=%2200%(rr=%20ac%0o220r20_v2%y%do%noPlsA%Nro2t%000%02%0220%C%%0%0%%c%gC022222ls2D00sf0202t3c%He02%a00s%%0v%2%b02e%020a%l%2si%20%0r20rn0u%nt%te%%2U%o02elu0c%%i%%%00%02a%t%e%%2A222l%0020il%%000i00%02an22002re0%20a020C2%Nstcn%2i2g0tr0Tl_%%2s22a0ls2s-DgiaPen1e%0a2s0c0Dd%00re0%%S%00%00%ilo%_n%%2a0%i00o0u%000%20mre%0P00%%2%0m0tC2oeD2%%%a2D0s%2%usC%%02Ai%0220a20m2Ds2re%i0%l%a%iy0%2%P00%%t0s000%n%od%2&020lc&%%l%st%e%n%23%2%00ep0as00oat20l0%03%%%i%%2uio%Sr0%%r0%u%nt0o%a%%%2%022C%%%o20t%%0%o0A%%0iC%%00og%a02%%gtl00002%D22fl%%00im2%20&ue2c0rno%_20%%2%n%22aehe02a.daeDAtPec%a0t%ter2nsa%2rAn%0st%0l32etc%a2t0i%c2%0%2%%g0e2%0Al00r%%2y02D0e2u002%220ie00%0i2%2%2a22o2ts%a0ir%e20r22%Du0e21ita%Pnt%eM%nu0%5%0%l%0caf%%%2%22002i2nc02t20Tlncm%nsDA.0l1i0%22%ro2202_riDr2l0Ap0222%0e%2tme%20%%u2pn22%202vs0C2%020%00%0pDrar2o2%%0%f22%s&ro%tr22%0i0.2%ta0%22%%%20c%220nsfrrc0ital%02_0%c22%%o 22Au2o%2%0%%2C%&%niieram%2H0220.20A00%C%020us2%n0sa20nrtae%oo0S2%i%e0t0ea%rv00l0%0e2%r=22e00eB5e2%202lt2fh2%%2a2ld2N2%02%2%0002%gTa0%s2L22g2%2s2%B20i%aeSUese0r0t022a2%in0r02%20%tss02&2ati2%ss0on2%023i%9%iau000AD0200ns%20e0r0%f%iSc2=0%2c0m2D2c222s0%Af%202%s20202%3%000n%At%0a2trs%20Dd%%ad2iln00t2n2A0o%0%%L0aLmiA00A0c%Dgd22g2%%l0200U0r%%%i0yNe%n020ilu%%000e0i%y2o%l%50Uem%2002a%%0%00%di2.2e0t%o5%u%2oeSi02000H%%i2t%r%D%s%0i0%2redy22P0g%0&%22D22e202%0sn%e20222%ie0i%00Dn220sa2%2%&u%2tb2%a%2h%sC022b02rl0v%t%%s_202%020%%0=020%40%%0hsr2eo02%tv%20s%r2b00%a2220%%r%A0F2.co%2i2le=%tr20%I%2%%r%A%0cri%%a2%%c20%%%0&D9Aruv%kn0%0i2%0220ee%2teag2ts%o2u0t200oA%S%i0%%=00l0%%%=2f00n20tah0%tna%2e%yt%0Dny2c0rp%%%g%02%D020o%0c022%t0eo2i02%c009te0di22ca222ice00%20%c0A2A2tA0%nn2acErD0mtMDth0022%2%%222%0s0D2i2%0%0%y%e2202%2%20e0r022%s20on%%0lc2-00%2%sll0002=%ft%0%.us22%0b%f%=ilC00iDa%%0%%%i%02p%oyc2An20oh02d20tet%%0a022%2t2s%&20%%%0t%0%%02i22pea0ut2222%5%l%soroi%l20%a2P22ld%mGtnr%1ey0220cn20r0%20%i%N%%00%0tcm0%n%igo%%lis20
HTTP/1.1" 500 22197 13.7511
1) Is it a data size limit or a URL size limit, and if so, how do I figure out the limit? 2) Can I get around the limit by doing a POST request, which as far as I can tell has no data size limit?
EDIT:
I'm using HTTParty gem
response = HTTParty.post(url,{:body => payload})
