fix(rust): bound remote insert request size to avoid ingestion timeouts (#3630)

## Problem

On the remote (LanceDB Cloud) write path, each write partition is
uploaded as a **single** `/insert?upload_id=...` request that stays open
until the whole partition has been streamed and the server has written
it to object storage. For large bulk ingests a partition can be many GB,
so a single request can run longer than the client read timeout (default
300s), surfacing as:

```
lancedb.remote.errors.HttpError: operation timed out
```

The server already supports staging **multiple** parts under one
`upload_id` (each `/insert` writes a separate transaction that
`complete` merges atomically), but the client never used that — it sent
one part per partition.

## Change

Split each partition into multiple parts of at most
`max_bytes_per_request` (Arrow IPC, LZ4-compressed) bytes, each uploaded
as its own `/insert?upload_id=...&upload_part_id=...` request. This
bounds how long any single request stays open, independent of total data
size or write parallelism.

Key properties:
- **Still streamed, not buffered.** Each part's body is driven through a
bounded channel while the request is in flight (`futures::join!` of a
producer + the send), so peak memory stays at a couple of batches per
partition regardless of the part size. Backpressure from a
slow/throttled server still propagates upstream.
- **Correct part accounting.** An empty partition still sends exactly
one (schema-only) part so `complete` has a transaction to commit; a size
cut landing exactly on the end of input does not emit a trailing empty
part.
- **Multipart only.** The single-request (non-multipart) path is
unchanged.

## Config

New `ClientConfig::max_bytes_per_request: Option<usize>`, also settable
via the `LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST` environment variable.
**Default 1 GiB** (`Some(0)` disables splitting → one request per
partition). Python users pick up the default/env automatically through
the remote client.

## Tests

- `test_multipart_chunked_splits_into_parts`: a 1-byte budget puts each
batch in its own part → N requests, each carrying the shared `upload_id`
and a distinct `upload_part_id`.
- `test_multipart_single_part_when_under_budget`: a large budget keeps
the partition in a single request.
- Verified end-to-end against a live remote table: a forced-chunked
multipart add (many parts) assembles to the correct row count.

Related to ENT-1883.

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---------

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

nodejs/src/remote.rs

@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ impl From<ClientConfig> for lancedb::remote::ClientConfig {
             tls_config: config.tls_config.map(Into::into),
             header_provider: None, // the header provider is set separately later
             user_id: config.user_id,
+            // Resolved from LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST or the default.
+            max_bytes_per_request: None,
+            // Resolved from LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION or the read timeout.
+            max_request_duration: None,
         }
     }
 }

python/src/connection.rs

@@ -800,6 +800,10 @@ impl From<PyClientConfig> for lancedb::remote::ClientConfig {
             tls_config: value.tls_config.map(Into::into),
             header_provider,
             user_id: value.user_id,
+            // Resolved from LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST or the default.
+            max_bytes_per_request: None,
+            // Resolved from LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION or the read timeout.
+            max_request_duration: None,
         }
     }
 }

rust/lancedb/src/remote/client.rs

@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@ pub trait HeaderProvider: Send + Sync + std::fmt::Debug {
     async fn get_headers(&self) -> Result<HashMap<String, String>>;
 }
 
+/// Default maximum bytes per insert request (8 GiB).
+///
+/// Sized so a multipart part can hold at least one full Lance data file (the
+/// default is 1M rows / 90 GB per file), which keeps fragments from being split
+/// into undersized files across parts. The time-based cut
+/// ([`DEFAULT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION_DIVISOR`]) bounds request duration on slow
+/// uploads, so a large byte budget does not risk the read timeout.
+const DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST: u64 = 8 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+/// The default max request duration is the read timeout divided by this, leaving
+/// headroom for the server to finalize and acknowledge a part before the read
+/// timeout (which also covers the request-body upload) fires.
+const DEFAULT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION_DIVISOR: u32 = 2;
+
 /// Configuration for the LanceDB Cloud HTTP client.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ClientConfig {
@@ -71,6 +85,33 @@ pub struct ClientConfig {
     /// Alternatively, set `LANCEDB_USER_ID_ENV_KEY` to specify another environment
     /// variable that contains the user ID value.
     pub user_id: Option<String>,
+    /// Maximum number of bytes to send in a single insert HTTP request.
+    ///
+    /// During a multipart write, each partition's data is split into one or more
+    /// parts of at most this many (Arrow IPC, compressed) bytes, each uploaded as
+    /// a separate request under the shared upload id. This bounds how long any
+    /// one request stays open, so large bulk ingests do not exceed the client
+    /// read timeout while the server streams the part to object storage.
+    ///
+    /// The request body is still streamed (not buffered), so this does not
+    /// increase peak memory. Set to `Some(0)` to disable splitting (one request
+    /// per partition). You can also set the `LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST`
+    /// environment variable. Defaults to 8 GiB.
+    pub max_bytes_per_request: Option<u64>,
+    /// Maximum wall-clock time to spend uploading a single insert HTTP request.
+    ///
+    /// Complements [`Self::max_bytes_per_request`]: during a multipart write a
+    /// part is cut when it reaches either the byte budget or this duration,
+    /// whichever comes first. The client read timeout also covers the
+    /// request-body upload, so a slow or throttled upload of a large part can
+    /// hit that timeout before the byte budget is reached; cutting by time keeps
+    /// each request short enough that it completes (and the server acknowledges
+    /// the part) within the read timeout.
+    ///
+    /// Set to `Some(Duration::ZERO)` to disable the time-based cut. You can also
+    /// set the `LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION` environment variable (integer
+    /// seconds). Defaults to half the resolved read timeout.
+    pub max_request_duration: Option<Duration>,
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Debug for ClientConfig {
@@ -87,6 +128,8 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for ClientConfig {
                 &self.header_provider.as_ref().map(|_| "Some(...)"),
             )
             .field("user_id", &self.user_id)
+            .field("max_bytes_per_request", &self.max_bytes_per_request)
+            .field("max_request_duration", &self.max_request_duration)
             .finish()
     }
 }
@@ -102,6 +145,8 @@ impl Default for ClientConfig {
             tls_config: None,
             header_provider: None,
             user_id: None,
+            max_bytes_per_request: None,
+            max_request_duration: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -248,6 +293,16 @@ pub struct RestfulLanceDbClient<S: HttpSend = Sender> {
     /// Connection-level read consistency interval. Drives the
     /// `x-lancedb-min-timestamp` freshness header sent on read requests.
     pub(crate) read_consistency_interval: Option<Duration>,
+    // Note the `Option` here means the opposite of the same-named
+    // `ClientConfig` fields: those are pre-resolution, where `None` means "fall
+    // back to env var / default". These are post-resolution (see
+    // `resolve_max_bytes_per_request` / `resolve_max_request_duration`), where a
+    // default has already been applied and `None` means the feature is disabled.
+    /// Maximum bytes per insert request. `None` disables request splitting.
+    pub(crate) max_bytes_per_request: Option<u64>,
+    /// Maximum wall-clock time per insert request. `None` disables the
+    /// time-based part cut.
+    pub(crate) max_request_duration: Option<Duration>,
 }
 
 impl<S: HttpSend> std::fmt::Debug for RestfulLanceDbClient<S> {
@@ -429,6 +484,10 @@ impl RestfulLanceDbClient<Sender> {
         };
         debug!("Created client for host: {}", host);
         let retry_config = client_config.retry_config.clone().try_into()?;
+        let max_bytes_per_request =
+            Self::resolve_max_bytes_per_request(client_config.max_bytes_per_request)?;
+        let max_request_duration =
+            Self::resolve_max_request_duration(client_config.max_request_duration, read_timeout)?;
         Ok(Self {
             client,
             host,
@@ -440,8 +499,52 @@ impl RestfulLanceDbClient<Sender> {
                 .unwrap_or("$".to_string()),
             header_provider: client_config.header_provider,
             read_consistency_interval,
+            max_bytes_per_request,
+            max_request_duration,
         })
     }
+
+    /// Resolve the max bytes per insert request from config, environment, or the
+    /// default. A value of `0` (from either source) disables request splitting.
+    fn resolve_max_bytes_per_request(passed: Option<u64>) -> Result<Option<u64>> {
+        let value = if let Some(value) = passed {
+            value
+        } else if let Ok(env) = std::env::var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST") {
+            env.parse::<u64>().map_err(|_| Error::InvalidInput {
+                message: format!(
+                    "LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST must be a non-negative integer, got '{}'",
+                    env
+                ),
+            })?
+        } else {
+            DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST
+        };
+        Ok((value > 0).then_some(value))
+    }
+
+    /// Resolve the max request duration from config, environment, or a default
+    /// derived from the read timeout. A zero duration (from either source)
+    /// disables the time-based cut.
+    fn resolve_max_request_duration(
+        passed: Option<Duration>,
+        read_timeout: Duration,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Duration>> {
+        let value = if let Some(value) = passed {
+            value
+        } else if let Ok(env) = std::env::var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION") {
+            let secs = env.parse::<u64>().map_err(|_| Error::InvalidInput {
+                message: format!(
+                    "LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION must be a non-negative integer \
+                     number of seconds, got '{}'",
+                    env
+                ),
+            })?;
+            Duration::from_secs(secs)
+        } else {
+            read_timeout / DEFAULT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION_DIVISOR
+        };
+        Ok((!value.is_zero()).then_some(value))
+    }
 }
 
 impl<S: HttpSend> RestfulLanceDbClient<S> {
@@ -449,6 +552,18 @@ impl<S: HttpSend> RestfulLanceDbClient<S> {
         &self.host
     }
 
+    /// Maximum bytes per insert request, or `None` if request splitting is
+    /// disabled.
+    pub(crate) fn max_bytes_per_request(&self) -> Option<u64> {
+        self.max_bytes_per_request
+    }
+
+    /// Maximum wall-clock time per insert request, or `None` if the time-based
+    /// cut is disabled.
+    pub(crate) fn max_request_duration(&self) -> Option<Duration> {
+        self.max_request_duration
+    }
+
     pub fn default_headers(
         api_key: &str,
         region: &str,
@@ -875,6 +990,8 @@ pub mod test_utils {
             id_delimiter: "$".to_string(),
             header_provider: None,
             read_consistency_interval,
+            max_bytes_per_request: None,
+            max_request_duration: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -900,6 +1017,12 @@ pub mod test_utils {
             id_delimiter: config.id_delimiter.unwrap_or_else(|| "$".to_string()),
             header_provider: config.header_provider,
             read_consistency_interval: None,
+            max_bytes_per_request: config
+                .max_bytes_per_request
+                .and_then(|v| (v > 0).then_some(v)),
+            max_request_duration: config
+                .max_request_duration
+                .and_then(|v| (!v.is_zero()).then_some(v)),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1103,6 +1226,8 @@ mod tests {
             id_delimiter: "+".to_string(),
             header_provider: Some(Arc::new(provider) as Arc<dyn HeaderProvider>),
             read_consistency_interval: None,
+            max_bytes_per_request: None,
+            max_request_duration: None,
         };
 
         // Apply dynamic headers
@@ -1139,6 +1264,8 @@ mod tests {
             id_delimiter: "+".to_string(),
             header_provider: Some(Arc::new(provider) as Arc<dyn HeaderProvider>),
             read_consistency_interval: None,
+            max_bytes_per_request: None,
+            max_request_duration: None,
         };
 
         // Apply dynamic headers
@@ -1177,6 +1304,8 @@ mod tests {
             id_delimiter: "+".to_string(),
             header_provider: Some(Arc::new(provider) as Arc<dyn HeaderProvider>),
             read_consistency_interval: None,
+            max_bytes_per_request: None,
+            max_request_duration: None,
         };
 
         // Header provider errors should fail the request
@@ -1288,4 +1417,193 @@ mod tests {
             std::env::remove_var("LANCEDB_USER_ID");
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_resolve_max_bytes_passed_value_wins() {
+        // An explicit config value is used verbatim; env/default are not consulted.
+        let resolved =
+            RestfulLanceDbClient::<Sender>::resolve_max_bytes_per_request(Some(1234)).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resolved, Some(1234));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_resolve_max_bytes_zero_disables() {
+        let resolved =
+            RestfulLanceDbClient::<Sender>::resolve_max_bytes_per_request(Some(0)).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resolved, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial(request_limits_env)]
+    fn test_resolve_max_bytes_default_when_unset() {
+        let _guard = lock_env();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::remove_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST");
+        }
+        let resolved = RestfulLanceDbClient::<Sender>::resolve_max_bytes_per_request(None).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resolved, Some(DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial(request_limits_env)]
+    fn test_resolve_max_bytes_from_env() {
+        let _guard = lock_env();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::set_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST", "4096");
+        }
+        let resolved = RestfulLanceDbClient::<Sender>::resolve_max_bytes_per_request(None).unwrap();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::remove_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(resolved, Some(4096));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial(request_limits_env)]
+    fn test_resolve_max_bytes_env_zero_disables() {
+        let _guard = lock_env();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::set_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST", "0");
+        }
+        let resolved = RestfulLanceDbClient::<Sender>::resolve_max_bytes_per_request(None).unwrap();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::remove_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(resolved, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial(request_limits_env)]
+    fn test_resolve_max_bytes_config_overrides_env() {
+        let _guard = lock_env();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::set_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST", "4096");
+        }
+        // A config value takes precedence over the environment variable.
+        let resolved =
+            RestfulLanceDbClient::<Sender>::resolve_max_bytes_per_request(Some(1234)).unwrap();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::remove_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(resolved, Some(1234));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial(request_limits_env)]
+    fn test_resolve_max_bytes_invalid_env_errors() {
+        let _guard = lock_env();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::set_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST", "not-a-number");
+        }
+        let err = RestfulLanceDbClient::<Sender>::resolve_max_bytes_per_request(None).unwrap_err();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::remove_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_BYTES_PER_REQUEST");
+        }
+        assert!(matches!(err, Error::InvalidInput { .. }), "got: {err:?}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_resolve_max_request_duration_passed_value_wins() {
+        let resolved = RestfulLanceDbClient::<Sender>::resolve_max_request_duration(
+            Some(Duration::from_secs(42)),
+            Duration::from_secs(300),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resolved, Some(Duration::from_secs(42)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_resolve_max_request_duration_zero_disables() {
+        let resolved = RestfulLanceDbClient::<Sender>::resolve_max_request_duration(
+            Some(Duration::ZERO),
+            Duration::from_secs(300),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resolved, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial(request_limits_env)]
+    fn test_resolve_max_request_duration_default_is_half_read_timeout() {
+        let _guard = lock_env();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::remove_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION");
+        }
+        let resolved = RestfulLanceDbClient::<Sender>::resolve_max_request_duration(
+            None,
+            Duration::from_secs(300),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(resolved, Some(Duration::from_secs(150)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial(request_limits_env)]
+    fn test_resolve_max_request_duration_from_env_seconds() {
+        let _guard = lock_env();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::set_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION", "30");
+        }
+        let resolved = RestfulLanceDbClient::<Sender>::resolve_max_request_duration(
+            None,
+            Duration::from_secs(300),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::remove_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(resolved, Some(Duration::from_secs(30)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial(request_limits_env)]
+    fn test_resolve_max_request_duration_env_zero_disables() {
+        let _guard = lock_env();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::set_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION", "0");
+        }
+        let resolved = RestfulLanceDbClient::<Sender>::resolve_max_request_duration(
+            None,
+            Duration::from_secs(300),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::remove_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(resolved, None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial(request_limits_env)]
+    fn test_resolve_max_request_duration_invalid_env_errors() {
+        let _guard = lock_env();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::set_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION", "12.5");
+        }
+        let err = RestfulLanceDbClient::<Sender>::resolve_max_request_duration(
+            None,
+            Duration::from_secs(300),
+        )
+        .unwrap_err();
+        // SAFETY: This is only called in tests
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::remove_var("LANCE_CLIENT_MAX_REQUEST_DURATION");
+        }
+        assert!(matches!(err, Error::InvalidInput { .. }), "got: {err:?}");
+    }
 }

rust/lancedb/src/remote/table.rs

@@ -1361,6 +1361,8 @@ impl<S: HttpSend + 'static> RemoteTable<S> {
             upload_id.to_string(),
             output.tracker.clone(),
             self.branch.clone(),
+            self.client.max_bytes_per_request(),
+            self.client.max_request_duration(),
         ));
 
         let task_ctx = Arc::new(datafusion_execution::TaskContext::default());
@@ -1863,25 +1865,33 @@ impl<S: HttpSend> BaseTable for RemoteTable<S> {
         let table_schema = self.schema().await?;
         let table_def = TableDefinition::try_from_rich_schema(table_schema.clone())?;
 
-        let num_partitions = if let Some(parallelism) = add.write_parallelism {
-            if parallelism > 1 && self.server_version.support_multipart_write() {
-                parallelism
-            } else {
-                1
-            }
-        } else if self.server_version.support_multipart_write() {
-            // Peek at the first batch to estimate write partitions, same as NativeTable.
+        let num_partitions = if self.server_version.support_multipart_write() {
+            // Peek at the first batch to estimate write partitions (same as
+            // NativeTable) and, regardless of `write_parallelism`, to detect a
+            // fully empty input. A multipart write creates its upload session
+            // before any partition executes; if the input turns out to have no
+            // batches at all, no partition ever stages a part (see
+            // `send_multipart_chunked`), so completing the write has nothing to
+            // commit and e.g. `mode=overwrite` would be silently dropped. Route
+            // empty input through the single-request path instead, which always
+            // sends one schema-only request.
             let mut peeked = PeekedScannable::new(add.data);
-            let n = if let Some(first_batch) = peeked.peek().await {
-                let max_partitions = lance_core::utils::tokio::get_num_compute_intensive_cpus();
-                estimate_write_partitions(
-                    first_batch.get_array_memory_size(),
-                    first_batch.num_rows(),
-                    peeked.num_rows(),
-                    max_partitions,
-                )
-            } else {
-                1
+            let n = match peeked.peek().await {
+                Some(first_batch) => match add.write_parallelism {
+                    Some(parallelism) if parallelism > 1 => parallelism,
+                    Some(_) => 1,
+                    None => {
+                        let max_partitions =
+                            lance_core::utils::tokio::get_num_compute_intensive_cpus();
+                        estimate_write_partitions(
+                            first_batch.get_array_memory_size(),
+                            first_batch.num_rows(),
+                            peeked.num_rows(),
+                            max_partitions,
+                        )
+                    }
+                },
+                None => 1,
             };
             add.data = Box::new(peeked);
             n
@@ -7166,6 +7176,76 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(insert_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_multipart_write_empty_overwrite_uses_single_partition() {
+        // A multipart write creates its upload session before any partition
+        // executes. If the input has no batches at all, every partition would
+        // stage nothing (see `send_multipart_chunked`), so completing the write
+        // would have nothing to commit and `mode=overwrite` would be silently
+        // dropped. An explicit `write_parallelism` must not force the multipart
+        // path for empty input; it should fall back to the single-request path,
+        // which always sends one schema-only request and carries `mode=overwrite`.
+        let insert_count = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let multipart_count = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+
+        let insert_count_c = insert_count.clone();
+        let multipart_count_c = multipart_count.clone();
+
+        let table = Table::new_with_handler_version(
+            "my_table",
+            semver::Version::new(0, 4, 0),
+            move |request| {
+                let path = request.url().path();
+
+                if path == "/v1/table/my_table/describe/" {
+                    return simple_describe_response();
+                }
+
+                if path.contains("multipart_write") {
+                    multipart_count_c.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                    panic!("Should not use multipart write endpoints for empty input");
+                }
+
+                if path == "/v1/table/my_table/insert/" {
+                    let query = request.url().query().unwrap_or("");
+                    assert!(
+                        !query.contains("upload_id"),
+                        "Should not have upload_id for empty input"
+                    );
+                    assert!(
+                        query.contains("mode=overwrite"),
+                        "Should carry mode=overwrite, got query: {}",
+                        query
+                    );
+                    insert_count_c.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                    return http::Response::builder()
+                        .status(200)
+                        .body(r#"{"version": 2}"#.to_string())
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+
+                panic!("Unexpected request path: {}", path);
+            },
+        );
+
+        let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(vec![Field::new("id", DataType::Int32, true)]));
+        let empty_batches: Vec<std::result::Result<RecordBatch, arrow_schema::ArrowError>> =
+            Vec::new();
+        let data: Box<dyn RecordBatchReader + Send> =
+            Box::new(RecordBatchIterator::new(empty_batches, schema));
+        let result = table
+            .add(data)
+            .mode(AddDataMode::Overwrite)
+            .write_parallelism(4)
+            .execute()
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(result.version, 2);
+        assert_eq!(multipart_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 0);
+        assert_eq!(insert_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_multipart_write_abort_on_insert_failure() {
         let create_count = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));

rust/lancedb/src/remote/table/insert.rs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 //! DataFusion ExecutionPlan for inserting data into remote LanceDB tables.
 
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use arrow_array::{ArrayRef, RecordBatch, UInt64Array};
 use arrow_ipc::CompressionType;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ use datafusion_physical_plan::stream::RecordBatchStreamAdapter;
 use datafusion_physical_plan::{
     DisplayAs, DisplayFormatType, ExecutionPlan, ExecutionPlanProperties, PlanProperties,
 };
-use futures::StreamExt;
+use futures::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use http::header::CONTENT_TYPE;
 use lance::io::exec::utils::InstrumentedRecordBatchStreamAdapter;
 
@@ -49,6 +50,15 @@ pub struct RemoteInsertExec<S: HttpSend = Sender> {
     tracker: Option<Arc<WriteProgressTracker>>,
     /// Branch to write to via `?branch=`. `None` targets the main branch.
     branch: Option<String>,
+    /// For multipart writes, split each partition into parts of at most this
+    /// many bytes, each uploaded as a separate request. `None` sends the whole
+    /// partition as a single request.
+    max_bytes_per_request: Option<u64>,
+    /// For multipart writes, also cut a part once it has been uploading for this
+    /// long, even if it has not reached `max_bytes_per_request`. Bounds request
+    /// duration on slow/throttled uploads so no request exceeds the read
+    /// timeout. `None` disables the time-based cut.
+    max_request_duration: Option<Duration>,
 }
 
 impl<S: HttpSend + 'static> RemoteInsertExec<S> {
@@ -63,7 +73,7 @@ impl<S: HttpSend + 'static> RemoteInsertExec<S> {
         branch: Option<String>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self::new_inner(
-            table_name, identifier, client, input, overwrite, None, tracker, branch,
+            table_name, identifier, client, input, overwrite, None, tracker, branch, None, None,
         )
     }
 
@@ -82,6 +92,8 @@ impl<S: HttpSend + 'static> RemoteInsertExec<S> {
         upload_id: String,
         tracker: Option<Arc<WriteProgressTracker>>,
         branch: Option<String>,
+        max_bytes_per_request: Option<u64>,
+        max_request_duration: Option<Duration>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self::new_inner(
             table_name,
@@ -92,6 +104,8 @@ impl<S: HttpSend + 'static> RemoteInsertExec<S> {
             Some(upload_id),
             tracker,
             branch,
+            max_bytes_per_request,
+            max_request_duration,
         )
     }
 
@@ -105,6 +119,8 @@ impl<S: HttpSend + 'static> RemoteInsertExec<S> {
         upload_id: Option<String>,
         tracker: Option<Arc<WriteProgressTracker>>,
         branch: Option<String>,
+        max_bytes_per_request: Option<u64>,
+        max_request_duration: Option<Duration>,
     ) -> Self {
         let num_partitions = if upload_id.is_some() {
             input.output_partitioning().partition_count()
@@ -131,6 +147,8 @@ impl<S: HttpSend + 'static> RemoteInsertExec<S> {
             upload_id,
             tracker,
             branch,
+            max_bytes_per_request,
+            max_request_duration,
         }
     }
 
@@ -214,6 +232,238 @@ impl<S: HttpSend + 'static> RemoteInsertExec<S> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Shared context for the requests of a single partition's multipart upload.
+/// These values are identical for every part; only the part id and streamed
+/// body differ between requests. Bundling them keeps the per-part helpers from
+/// each threading the same handful of arguments.
+struct PartRequestCtx<'a, S: HttpSend> {
+    client: &'a RestfulLanceDbClient<S>,
+    identifier: &'a str,
+    table_name: &'a str,
+    upload_id: &'a str,
+    branch: Option<&'a str>,
+    overwrite: bool,
+}
+
+impl<S: HttpSend + 'static> PartRequestCtx<'_, S> {
+    /// Upload a partition as one or more multipart parts, cutting a new part
+    /// whenever the current one reaches `max_bytes` (Arrow IPC, compressed) or
+    /// has been uploading for `max_duration`, whichever comes first.
+    ///
+    /// Each part is a separate `/insert?upload_id=...&upload_part_id=...` request
+    /// whose body is still streamed through a bounded channel, so peak memory
+    /// stays at a couple of batches regardless of `max_bytes`. The server stages
+    /// every part under the shared `upload_id` and merges them atomically when
+    /// the caller completes the multipart write. An empty partition stages
+    /// nothing: the multipart write always has at least one non-empty partition
+    /// to commit.
+    ///
+    /// The byte budget targets a good on-disk fragment size; the duration budget
+    /// bounds request time so a slow or throttled upload does not keep a request
+    /// open past the client read timeout (which also covers the request body).
+    async fn send_multipart_chunked(
+        &self,
+        max_bytes: u64,
+        max_duration: Option<Duration>,
+        mut input: SendableRecordBatchStream,
+        tracker: Option<Arc<WriteProgressTracker>>,
+    ) -> DataFusionResult<()> {
+        let schema = input.schema();
+
+        // A part always starts from a batch we already hold: the first batch of
+        // the partition, or the look-ahead batch from the previous part. This
+        // keeps empty partitions from staging a part and stops a size cut that
+        // lands exactly on the end of input from emitting a trailing empty part.
+        let mut first = match input.next().await {
+            Some(batch) => batch?,
+            None => return Ok(()),
+        };
+
+        loop {
+            let input_ended = self
+                .send_one_part(
+                    &schema,
+                    max_bytes,
+                    max_duration,
+                    first,
+                    &mut input,
+                    &tracker,
+                )
+                .await?;
+
+            if input_ended {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            first = match input.next().await {
+                Some(batch) => batch?,
+                None => break,
+            };
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Build the `/insert` request for a single multipart part.
+    fn build_part_request(&self, part_id: &str, body: reqwest::Body) -> reqwest::RequestBuilder {
+        let mut request = self
+            .client
+            .post(&format!("/v1/table/{}/insert/", self.identifier))
+            .header(CONTENT_TYPE, ARROW_STREAM_CONTENT_TYPE)
+            .query(&[("upload_id", self.upload_id)])
+            .query(&[("upload_part_id", part_id)]);
+        // Every part of an overwrite carries `mode=overwrite`. The server records
+        // it against the shared `upload_id` and applies the overwrite once, when
+        // the multipart write is completed, rather than per part.
+        if self.overwrite {
+            request = request.query(&[("mode", "overwrite")]);
+        }
+        if let Some(b) = self.branch {
+            request = request.query(&[("branch", b)]);
+        }
+        request.body(body)
+    }
+
+    /// Send a single part's request and drain the response, mapping HTTP and
+    /// table-not-found errors into `DataFusionError`.
+    async fn send_part_request(&self, request: reqwest::RequestBuilder) -> DataFusionResult<()> {
+        let (request_id, response) = self
+            .client
+            .send(request)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| DataFusionError::External(Box::new(e)))?;
+        let response =
+            RemoteTable::<Sender>::handle_table_not_found(self.table_name, response, &request_id)
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| DataFusionError::External(Box::new(e)))?;
+        let response = self
+            .client
+            .check_response(&request_id, response)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| DataFusionError::External(Box::new(e)))?;
+        response.bytes().await.map_err(|e| {
+            DataFusionError::External(Box::new(Error::Http {
+                source: Box::new(e),
+                request_id: request_id.clone(),
+                status_code: None,
+            }))
+        })?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Stream one part, starting from `first` and pulling from `input` until the
+    /// part reaches `max_bytes`, has been uploading for `max_duration`, or the
+    /// input ends. The body is streamed through a bounded channel concurrently
+    /// with the request, so peak memory stays at a couple of batches. Wire bytes
+    /// are recorded on `tracker` as each chunk is produced, so progress advances
+    /// smoothly rather than jumping once per completed part. Returns whether the
+    /// input was exhausted while filling this part.
+    async fn send_one_part(
+        &self,
+        schema: &arrow_schema::SchemaRef,
+        max_bytes: u64,
+        max_duration: Option<Duration>,
+        first: RecordBatch,
+        input: &mut SendableRecordBatchStream,
+        tracker: &Option<Arc<WriteProgressTracker>>,
+    ) -> DataFusionResult<bool> {
+        let (mut chunk_tx, chunk_rx) =
+            futures::channel::mpsc::channel::<Result<Vec<u8>, std::io::Error>>(2);
+        let body = reqwest::Body::wrap_stream(chunk_rx);
+
+        let part_id = uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+        let request = self.build_part_request(&part_id, body);
+
+        // Measured from just before the request is sent, matching the window the
+        // client read timeout applies to the upload.
+        let started = Instant::now();
+        let tracker = tracker.clone();
+        // Unlike `stream_as_http_body`, this producer also cuts the part at the
+        // byte/time budget and reports back whether the input ended, so it drives
+        // its own bounded mpsc channel joined with the request instead of reusing
+        // that helper.
+        let producer = async move {
+            let options = arrow_ipc::writer::IpcWriteOptions::default()
+                .try_with_compression(Some(CompressionType::LZ4_FRAME))
+                .map_err(|e| DataFusionError::External(Box::new(e)))?;
+            let mut writer =
+                arrow_ipc::writer::StreamWriter::try_new_with_options(Vec::new(), schema, options)
+                    .map_err(|e| DataFusionError::External(Box::new(e)))?;
+
+            let mut part_bytes: u64 = 0;
+            let mut input_ended = false;
+            let mut pending = Some(first);
+            loop {
+                let batch = match pending.take() {
+                    Some(batch) => batch,
+                    None => match input.next().await {
+                        Some(Ok(batch)) => batch,
+                        Some(Err(e)) => {
+                            // Abort the body so the server does not treat the
+                            // truncated stream as a successful write; the
+                            // original error is surfaced to the caller.
+                            let _ = chunk_tx
+                                .send(Err(std::io::Error::other("input stream error")))
+                                .await;
+                            return Err(e);
+                        }
+                        None => {
+                            input_ended = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    },
+                };
+                writer
+                    .write(&batch)
+                    .map_err(|e| DataFusionError::External(Box::new(e)))?;
+                let chunk = std::mem::take(writer.get_mut());
+                let chunk_len = chunk.len();
+                part_bytes += chunk_len as u64;
+                if chunk_tx.send(Ok(chunk)).await.is_err() {
+                    // The request finished or failed; stop producing.
+                    break;
+                }
+                if let Some(ref t) = tracker {
+                    t.record_bytes(chunk_len);
+                }
+                if part_bytes >= max_bytes
+                    || max_duration.is_some_and(|limit| started.elapsed() >= limit)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            writer
+                .finish()
+                .map_err(|e| DataFusionError::External(Box::new(e)))?;
+            let tail = std::mem::take(writer.get_mut());
+            if !tail.is_empty() {
+                let tail_len = tail.len();
+                if chunk_tx.send(Ok(tail)).await.is_ok()
+                    && let Some(ref t) = tracker
+                {
+                    t.record_bytes(tail_len);
+                }
+            }
+            Ok::<bool, DataFusionError>(input_ended)
+        };
+
+        let send = self.send_part_request(request);
+
+        // `join!` rather than `tokio::spawn`: the producer borrows `input` (and
+        // `schema`), so it cannot satisfy the `'static` bound a spawned task
+        // needs. Running both futures on this task lets them make progress
+        // concurrently without that constraint.
+        let (producer_result, send_result) = futures::join!(producer, send);
+        // Prefer the producer error (e.g. NaN rejection) over any HTTP error it
+        // induced.
+        let input_ended = producer_result?;
+        send_result?;
+
+        Ok(input_ended)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<S: HttpSend + 'static> DisplayAs for RemoteInsertExec<S> {
     fn fmt_as(&self, t: DisplayFormatType, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match t {
@@ -278,6 +528,8 @@ impl<S: HttpSend + 'static> ExecutionPlan for RemoteInsertExec<S> {
             self.upload_id.clone(),
             self.tracker.clone(),
             self.branch.clone(),
+            self.max_bytes_per_request,
+            self.max_request_duration,
         )))
     }
 
@@ -310,8 +562,36 @@ impl<S: HttpSend + 'static> ExecutionPlan for RemoteInsertExec<S> {
         let upload_id = self.upload_id.clone();
         let tracker = self.tracker.clone();
         let branch = self.branch.clone();
+        let max_bytes_per_request = self.max_bytes_per_request;
+        let max_request_duration = self.max_request_duration;
 
         let stream = futures::stream::once(async move {
+            // Multipart writes with a byte budget split the partition into
+            // several bounded, still-streamed requests so no single request
+            // stays open long enough to hit the client read timeout.
+            if let (Some(upload_id), Some(max_bytes)) =
+                (upload_id.as_deref(), max_bytes_per_request)
+            {
+                let ctx = PartRequestCtx {
+                    client: &client,
+                    identifier: &identifier,
+                    table_name: &table_name,
+                    upload_id,
+                    branch: branch.as_deref(),
+                    overwrite,
+                };
+                ctx.send_multipart_chunked(max_bytes, max_request_duration, input_stream, tracker)
+                    .await?;
+                // Count 0 here as for the non-multipart path below: the parts are
+                // only staged, so the real row count is resolved when the caller
+                // completes the multipart write.
+                let count_array: ArrayRef = Arc::new(UInt64Array::from(vec![0u64]));
+                return Ok::<RecordBatch, DataFusionError>(RecordBatch::try_new(
+                    COUNT_SCHEMA.clone(),
+                    vec![count_array],
+                )?);
+            }
+
             let mut request = client
                 .post(&format!("/v1/table/{}/insert/", identifier))
                 .header(CONTENT_TYPE, ARROW_STREAM_CONTENT_TYPE);
@@ -423,9 +703,15 @@ mod tests {
     use arrow_schema::{DataType, Field, Schema as ArrowSchema};
     use datafusion::prelude::SessionContext;
     use datafusion_catalog::MemTable;
-    use std::sync::Arc;
+    use datafusion_common::{DataFusionError, Result as DataFusionResult};
+    use datafusion_execution::{SendableRecordBatchStream, TaskContext};
+    use datafusion_physical_expr::EquivalenceProperties;
+    use datafusion_physical_plan::stream::RecordBatchStreamAdapter;
+    use datafusion_physical_plan::{DisplayAs, DisplayFormatType, ExecutionPlan, PlanProperties};
     use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+    use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
+    use super::RemoteInsertExec;
     use crate::Table;
     use crate::remote::ARROW_STREAM_CONTENT_TYPE;
     use crate::table::datafusion::BaseTableAdapter;
@@ -591,4 +877,489 @@ mod tests {
         // Verify: should have made exactly one HTTP request despite multiple input partitions
         assert_eq!(request_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
     }
+
+    /// Build a single-partition input plan from the given batches.
+    async fn input_plan_from_batches(
+        schema: Arc<ArrowSchema>,
+        batches: Vec<arrow_array::RecordBatch>,
+    ) -> Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan> {
+        use datafusion_catalog::TableProvider;
+        let mem = MemTable::try_new(schema, vec![batches]).unwrap();
+        let ctx = SessionContext::new();
+        mem.scan(&ctx.state(), None, &[], None).await.unwrap()
+    }
+
+    /// Build a single-partition input plan from the batches spread across the
+    /// given partitions.
+    async fn input_plan_from_partitions(
+        schema: Arc<ArrowSchema>,
+        partitions: Vec<Vec<arrow_array::RecordBatch>>,
+    ) -> Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan> {
+        use datafusion_catalog::TableProvider;
+        let mem = MemTable::try_new(schema, partitions).unwrap();
+        let ctx = SessionContext::new();
+        mem.scan(&ctx.state(), None, &[], None).await.unwrap()
+    }
+
+    fn counting_insert_client(
+        counter: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+    ) -> crate::remote::client::RestfulLanceDbClient<crate::remote::client::test_utils::MockSender>
+    {
+        crate::remote::client::test_utils::client_with_handler(move |request| {
+            let path = request.url().path();
+            assert_eq!(path, "/v1/table/my_table/insert/");
+            let query = request.url().query().unwrap_or("");
+            assert!(query.contains("upload_id=upload-1"), "query: {query}");
+            assert!(query.contains("upload_part_id="), "query: {query}");
+            counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+            http::Response::builder()
+                .status(200)
+                .body(String::new())
+                .unwrap()
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Insert handler that records the `upload_part_id` of every part request so
+    /// a test can assert the ids are distinct.
+    fn recording_insert_client(
+        part_ids: Arc<Mutex<Vec<String>>>,
+    ) -> crate::remote::client::RestfulLanceDbClient<crate::remote::client::test_utils::MockSender>
+    {
+        crate::remote::client::test_utils::client_with_handler(move |request| {
+            assert_eq!(request.url().path(), "/v1/table/my_table/insert/");
+            let part_id = request
+                .url()
+                .query_pairs()
+                .find(|(k, _)| k == "upload_part_id")
+                .map(|(_, v)| v.into_owned())
+                .expect("upload_part_id query param");
+            part_ids.lock().unwrap().push(part_id);
+            http::Response::builder()
+                .status(200)
+                .body(String::new())
+                .unwrap()
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Single-partition input plan that yields one good batch and then an error,
+    /// for exercising the mid-part input-error abort path in `send_one_part`.
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    struct ErroringExec {
+        schema: Arc<ArrowSchema>,
+        properties: Arc<PlanProperties>,
+    }
+
+    impl ErroringExec {
+        fn new() -> Self {
+            let schema = record_batch!(("id", Int32, [1, 2])).unwrap().schema();
+            let properties = PlanProperties::new(
+                EquivalenceProperties::new(schema.clone()),
+                datafusion_physical_plan::Partitioning::UnknownPartitioning(1),
+                datafusion_physical_plan::execution_plan::EmissionType::Incremental,
+                datafusion_physical_plan::execution_plan::Boundedness::Bounded,
+            );
+            Self {
+                schema,
+                properties: Arc::new(properties),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl DisplayAs for ErroringExec {
+        fn fmt_as(
+            &self,
+            _t: DisplayFormatType,
+            f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>,
+        ) -> std::fmt::Result {
+            write!(f, "ErroringExec")
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl ExecutionPlan for ErroringExec {
+        fn name(&self) -> &str {
+            "ErroringExec"
+        }
+        fn properties(&self) -> &Arc<PlanProperties> {
+            &self.properties
+        }
+        fn children(&self) -> Vec<&Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>> {
+            vec![]
+        }
+        fn with_new_children(
+            self: Arc<Self>,
+            _children: Vec<Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>>,
+        ) -> DataFusionResult<Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan>> {
+            Ok(self)
+        }
+        fn execute(
+            &self,
+            _partition: usize,
+            _context: Arc<TaskContext>,
+        ) -> DataFusionResult<SendableRecordBatchStream> {
+            let batch = record_batch!(("id", Int32, [1, 2])).unwrap();
+            let stream = futures::stream::iter(vec![
+                Ok(batch),
+                Err(DataFusionError::Execution("boom".to_string())),
+            ]);
+            Ok(Box::pin(RecordBatchStreamAdapter::new(
+                self.schema.clone(),
+                stream,
+            )))
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_multipart_chunked_splits_into_parts() {
+        use futures::StreamExt;
+
+        let insert_count = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let client = counting_insert_client(insert_count.clone());
+
+        let schema = Arc::new(ArrowSchema::new(vec![Field::new(
+            "id",
+            DataType::Int32,
+            true,
+        )]));
+        let batches = vec![
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [1, 2])).unwrap(),
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [3, 4])).unwrap(),
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [5, 6])).unwrap(),
+        ];
+        let input = input_plan_from_batches(schema, batches).await;
+
+        // A 1-byte budget forces every batch into its own part.
+        let exec = RemoteInsertExec::new_multipart(
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            client,
+            input,
+            false,
+            "upload-1".to_string(),
+            None,
+            None,
+            Some(1),
+            None,
+        );
+
+        let mut stream = exec.execute(0, Arc::new(TaskContext::default())).unwrap();
+        while stream.next().await.transpose().unwrap().is_some() {}
+
+        assert_eq!(insert_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 3);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_multipart_single_part_when_under_budget() {
+        use futures::StreamExt;
+
+        let insert_count = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let client = counting_insert_client(insert_count.clone());
+
+        let schema = Arc::new(ArrowSchema::new(vec![Field::new(
+            "id",
+            DataType::Int32,
+            true,
+        )]));
+        let batches = vec![
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [1, 2])).unwrap(),
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [3, 4])).unwrap(),
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [5, 6])).unwrap(),
+        ];
+        let input = input_plan_from_batches(schema, batches).await;
+
+        // A large byte budget and no time limit keep the whole partition in a
+        // single part.
+        let exec = RemoteInsertExec::new_multipart(
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            client,
+            input,
+            false,
+            "upload-1".to_string(),
+            None,
+            None,
+            Some(64 * 1024 * 1024),
+            None,
+        );
+
+        let mut stream = exec.execute(0, Arc::new(TaskContext::default())).unwrap();
+        while stream.next().await.transpose().unwrap().is_some() {}
+
+        assert_eq!(insert_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_multipart_chunked_splits_by_duration() {
+        use futures::StreamExt;
+
+        let insert_count = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let client = counting_insert_client(insert_count.clone());
+
+        let schema = Arc::new(ArrowSchema::new(vec![Field::new(
+            "id",
+            DataType::Int32,
+            true,
+        )]));
+        let batches = vec![
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [1, 2])).unwrap(),
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [3, 4])).unwrap(),
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [5, 6])).unwrap(),
+        ];
+        let input = input_plan_from_batches(schema, batches).await;
+
+        // A large byte budget but a tiny duration budget: writing and sending
+        // one batch already takes longer than the limit, so each batch is cut
+        // into its own part on the time check rather than the byte check.
+        let exec = RemoteInsertExec::new_multipart(
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            client,
+            input,
+            false,
+            "upload-1".to_string(),
+            None,
+            None,
+            Some(64 * 1024 * 1024),
+            Some(std::time::Duration::from_nanos(1)),
+        );
+
+        let mut stream = exec.execute(0, Arc::new(TaskContext::default())).unwrap();
+        while stream.next().await.transpose().unwrap().is_some() {}
+
+        assert_eq!(insert_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 3);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_multipart_empty_partition_stages_nothing() {
+        use futures::StreamExt;
+
+        let insert_count = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let client = counting_insert_client(insert_count.clone());
+
+        let schema = Arc::new(ArrowSchema::new(vec![Field::new(
+            "id",
+            DataType::Int32,
+            true,
+        )]));
+        // An empty partition should stage no parts; on the multipart path the
+        // write relies on another partition having data to commit.
+        let input = input_plan_from_batches(schema, vec![]).await;
+
+        let exec = RemoteInsertExec::new_multipart(
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            client,
+            input,
+            false,
+            "upload-1".to_string(),
+            None,
+            None,
+            Some(64 * 1024 * 1024),
+            None,
+        );
+
+        let mut stream = exec.execute(0, Arc::new(TaskContext::default())).unwrap();
+        while stream.next().await.transpose().unwrap().is_some() {}
+
+        assert_eq!(insert_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 0);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_multipart_chunked_uses_distinct_part_ids() {
+        use futures::StreamExt;
+        use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+        let part_ids = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+        let client = recording_insert_client(part_ids.clone());
+
+        let schema = Arc::new(ArrowSchema::new(vec![Field::new(
+            "id",
+            DataType::Int32,
+            true,
+        )]));
+        let batches = vec![
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [1, 2])).unwrap(),
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [3, 4])).unwrap(),
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [5, 6])).unwrap(),
+        ];
+        let input = input_plan_from_batches(schema, batches).await;
+
+        // A 1-byte budget forces every batch into its own part.
+        let exec = RemoteInsertExec::new_multipart(
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            client,
+            input,
+            false,
+            "upload-1".to_string(),
+            None,
+            None,
+            Some(1),
+            None,
+        );
+
+        let mut stream = exec.execute(0, Arc::new(TaskContext::default())).unwrap();
+        while stream.next().await.transpose().unwrap().is_some() {}
+
+        let ids = part_ids.lock().unwrap().clone();
+        assert_eq!(ids.len(), 3, "expected one part id per part: {ids:?}");
+        assert!(
+            ids.iter().all(|id| !id.is_empty()),
+            "part ids must be non-empty: {ids:?}"
+        );
+        let unique: HashSet<&String> = ids.iter().collect();
+        assert_eq!(unique.len(), 3, "part ids must be distinct: {ids:?}");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_multipart_chunks_each_partition_independently() {
+        use futures::StreamExt;
+
+        let insert_count = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let client = counting_insert_client(insert_count.clone());
+
+        let schema = Arc::new(ArrowSchema::new(vec![Field::new(
+            "id",
+            DataType::Int32,
+            true,
+        )]));
+        let partitions = vec![
+            // Partition 0: two batches, split into two parts by the 1-byte budget.
+            vec![
+                record_batch!(("id", Int32, [1, 2])).unwrap(),
+                record_batch!(("id", Int32, [3, 4])).unwrap(),
+            ],
+            // Partition 1: one batch, one part.
+            vec![record_batch!(("id", Int32, [5, 6])).unwrap()],
+        ];
+        let input = input_plan_from_partitions(schema, partitions).await;
+
+        let exec = RemoteInsertExec::new_multipart(
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            client,
+            input,
+            false,
+            "upload-1".to_string(),
+            None,
+            None,
+            Some(1),
+            None,
+        );
+
+        for partition in 0..2 {
+            let mut stream = exec
+                .execute(partition, Arc::new(TaskContext::default()))
+                .unwrap();
+            while stream.next().await.transpose().unwrap().is_some() {}
+        }
+
+        // 2 parts from partition 0 + 1 part from partition 1.
+        assert_eq!(insert_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 3);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_multipart_input_error_surfaces_original() {
+        use futures::StreamExt;
+
+        let insert_count = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let client = counting_insert_client(insert_count.clone());
+
+        // A large byte budget keeps the good batch and the following error in
+        // the same part, exercising the mid-part abort path.
+        let input: Arc<dyn ExecutionPlan> = Arc::new(ErroringExec::new());
+        let exec = RemoteInsertExec::new_multipart(
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            client,
+            input,
+            false,
+            "upload-1".to_string(),
+            None,
+            None,
+            Some(64 * 1024 * 1024),
+            None,
+        );
+
+        let mut stream = exec.execute(0, Arc::new(TaskContext::default())).unwrap();
+        let mut err = None;
+        while let Some(item) = stream.next().await {
+            if let Err(e) = item {
+                err = Some(e);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        let err = err.expect("expected the input stream error to surface");
+        // The original DataFusion error must win over the HTTP error it induces.
+        assert!(
+            err.to_string().contains("boom"),
+            "expected original input error, got: {err}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_multipart_records_progress_within_a_part() {
+        use crate::table::write_progress::{ProgressCallback, WriteProgress, WriteProgressTracker};
+        use futures::StreamExt;
+
+        let insert_count = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let client = counting_insert_client(insert_count.clone());
+
+        let schema = Arc::new(ArrowSchema::new(vec![Field::new(
+            "id",
+            DataType::Int32,
+            true,
+        )]));
+        let batches = vec![
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [1, 2])).unwrap(),
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [3, 4])).unwrap(),
+            record_batch!(("id", Int32, [5, 6])).unwrap(),
+        ];
+        let input = input_plan_from_batches(schema, batches).await;
+
+        let observed = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::<usize>::new()));
+        let observed_cb = observed.clone();
+        let callback: ProgressCallback = Arc::new(Mutex::new(move |p: &WriteProgress| {
+            observed_cb.lock().unwrap().push(p.output_bytes());
+        }));
+        let tracker = Arc::new(WriteProgressTracker::new(callback, None));
+
+        // A large byte budget keeps all three batches in one part; smooth
+        // progress therefore requires bytes to be reported per chunk rather than
+        // once when the part completes.
+        let exec = RemoteInsertExec::new_multipart(
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            "my_table".to_string(),
+            client,
+            input,
+            false,
+            "upload-1".to_string(),
+            Some(tracker),
+            None,
+            Some(64 * 1024 * 1024),
+            None,
+        );
+
+        let mut stream = exec.execute(0, Arc::new(TaskContext::default())).unwrap();
+        while stream.next().await.transpose().unwrap().is_some() {}
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            insert_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst),
+            1,
+            "batches should all land in a single part"
+        );
+        let observed = observed.lock().unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            observed.len() > 1,
+            "expected multiple incremental progress updates within the part: {observed:?}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            observed.windows(2).all(|w| w[1] >= w[0]),
+            "progress bytes should be monotonic: {observed:?}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            *observed.last().unwrap() > 0,
+            "final progress should report bytes: {observed:?}"
+        );
+    }
 }