Rails datatables ajax json 414 request URI too large

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So I've tried the Railscasts tutorial, as well as the one for the ajax-datatables-rails gem. I'm creating a list of clients from a database--not users. I believe I've narrowed it down to the fact that when using the `GET` method via Datatables' `sServerMethod`, I receive a 414 with "Request-URI too large". When I use the `POST` method, I simply get null values for all attributes except `id` which makes sense since the POST json is used for creating a client. Any help is greatly appreciated! Here is my code and diagnostics response: ``` // custom.js $("#datatable").dataTable({ "bJQueryUI": true, "sPaginationType": "full_numbers", "bProcessing": true, "bServerSide": true, "sAjaxSource": $('#datatable').data('source'), }); ``` Response: ``` http://127.0.0.1:3001/clients.json Request-URI Too Large ```

Accepted Answer

Managed to fix the error by installing the gem thin.

Add this line to your `Gemfile` if you are having this issue:

```
gem 'thin'
```

Rails datatables ajax json 414 request URI too large

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