# Request bodies over 10 MB pay a fixed ~3 s TTFB penalty (http\_service)

**URL:** <https://community.fly.io/t/request-bodies-over-10-mb-pay-a-fixed-3-s-ttfb-penalty-http-service/28460>\
**Category:** Questions / Help\
**Tags:** proxy\
**Created:** [August 9, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/request-bodies-over-10-mb-pay-a-fixed-3-s-ttfb-penalty-http-service/28460 "2026-08-09T20:57:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![pavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@pavel](https://community.fly.io/u/pavel)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/request-bodies-over-10-mb-pay-a-fixed-3-s-ttfb-penalty-http-service/28460/6 "2026-08-11T08:00:20Z")

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> [@tumao](#):
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> Would you know what is the expected autoscaling delay, when you manually call the API from the running server, or know other possible workarounds ?

Do you mean when you manually call Machines API to start a machine? Should be the same as when you use builtin proxy’s autostart, as that’s exactly what the proxy does.

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