Rails 3.2 Limit to length of URL

Question

Is there a limit to the length of a url in Rails apps? I have a bunch of query parameters that I am trying to attach to a URL, and, at some point, I simply get a !! Invalid request error in the logs. This error appears when I try to attach something like 400 integers as a query parameter.

If there is a limit, is there a way around it, or do I need to switch to Post methods?

EDIT

Is there a Rails specific limitation that may be less than the HTTP standard?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/417142/what-is-the-maximum-length-of-a-url — apneadiving, Apr 24 '12 at 20:24

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 24 '12 at 20:39

I cannot tell from your question if you are encountering the limit with a browser, or going through a specific web server, but that can have it's limits. I don't know if Rails has a limit, but apache httpd does.

http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/misc/urllength.html

Rails 3.2 Limit to length of URL

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