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# 30019: Content size exceeds carrier limit

Log Type: APPLICATION

Log Level: ERROR

## Description

Message failed because the size of the content associated with the message exceeded carrier limit

### Possible causes

Content size exceeded carrier limit could be caused by too many characters or bytes in the message. UCS-2 encoded messages could have different limitations than GSM encoded messages.

### Possible solutions

Content size should be within [carrier limits](https://help.twilio.com/articles/360018832773-Twilio-Programmable-SMS-Supported-File-Types-and-Size-Limits-for-MMS-Media-Messages).

Message size should be within the [carrier limits](https://help.twilio.com/articles/360033806753-Maximum-Message-Length-with-Twilio-Programmable-Messaging-).