# What is using so much archive.org resources?

**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/what-is-using-so-much-archive-org-resources/704001
**Category:** MusicBrainz
**Tags:** en, cover-art-archive
**Created:** [July 9, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/what-is-using-so-much-archive-org-resources/704001 "2024-07-09T15:12:56Z")
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### Author: ![gamebeaker](https://community.metabrainz.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a9adbd/32.png) [@gamebeaker](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/gamebeaker)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/what-is-using-so-much-archive-org-resources/704001/1 "2024-07-09T15:12:56Z")

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The last few days i was unable to upload cover-art sometimes.  
If you check: [https://s3.us.archive.org/?check\_limit=1&accesskey=3aMig9m2cFOXc31C](https://s3.us.archive.org/?check_limit=1&accesskey=3aMig9m2cFOXc31C)  
you can see total\_tasks\_queued and total\_global\_limit if total\_tasks\_queued is greater than total\_global\_limit (11999) you can’t upload.  
Does this mean there are 11999 pictures in the current queue?  
If that is the case there should be a problem because on these graphs:  
[https://musicbrainz.org/statistics/timeline/count.coverart+count.edit.type.314#r±v](https://musicbrainz.org/statistics/timeline/count.coverart+count.edit.type.314#r+-v)

 ![grafik](https://community.metabrainz.org/uploads/default/original/3X/2/2/22e861de333b087938283cd7dfbc520543c9cf57.jpeg)  
you can see only 3500 art-covers is the maximum number added on one day.  
If that is the case maybe someone is missusing the accesskey.

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### Author: ![Bitmap](https://community.metabrainz.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@Bitmap](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Bitmap)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/what-is-using-so-much-archive-org-resources/704001/2 "2024-07-09T17:06:16Z")

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> [@gamebeaker](#):
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> Does this mean there are 11999 pictures in the current queue?

No, I believe `total_tasks_queued` is for all tasks across [archive.org](http://archive.org). (This number is the same regardless of which access key you use–try it yourself.) `accesskey_tasks_queued` is for the CAA queue.

> [@gamebeaker](#):
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> If that is the case maybe someone is missusing the accesskey.

The access key cannot be used without a corresponding secret key.