diff --git a/loader/src/server/Server.cpp b/loader/src/server/Server.cpp
index 930387b6b..6577bd944 100644
--- a/loader/src/server/Server.cpp
+++ b/loader/src/server/Server.cpp
@@ -789,30 +789,14 @@ ServerRequest<std::optional<ServerModUpdate>> server::checkUpdates(Mod const* mo
     );
 }
 
-ServerRequest<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>> server::checkAllUpdates(bool useCache) {
-    if (useCache) {
-        return getCache<checkAllUpdates>().get();
-    }
-
-    auto modIDs = ranges::map<std::vector<std::string>>(
-        Loader::get()->getAllMods(),
-        [](auto mod) { return mod->getID(); }
-    );
-
-    // if there's no mods, the request would just be empty anyways
-    if (modIDs.empty()) {
-        // you would think it could infer like literally anything
-        return ServerRequest<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>>::immediate(
-            Ok<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>>({})
-        );
-    }
-
+ServerRequest<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>> server::batchedCheckUpdates(std::vector<std::string> const& batch) {
     auto req = web::WebRequest();
     req.userAgent(getServerUserAgent());
     req.param("platform", GEODE_PLATFORM_SHORT_IDENTIFIER);
     req.param("gd", GEODE_GD_VERSION_STR);
     req.param("geode", Loader::get()->getVersion().toNonVString());
-    req.param("ids", ranges::join(modIDs, ";"));
+
+    req.param("ids", ranges::join(batch, ";"));
     return req.get(formatServerURL("/mods/updates")).map(
         [](web::WebResponse* response) -> Result<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>, ServerError> {
             if (response->ok()) {
@@ -836,6 +820,80 @@ ServerRequest<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>> server::checkAllUpdates(bool useCach
     );
 }
 
+void server::queueBatches(
+    ServerRequest<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>>::PostResult const resolve,
+    std::shared_ptr<std::vector<std::vector<std::string>>> const batches,
+    std::shared_ptr<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>> accum
+) {
+    // we have to do the copy here, or else our values die
+    batchedCheckUpdates(batches->back()).listen([resolve, batches, accum](auto result) {
+        if (result->ok()) {
+            auto serverValues = result->unwrap();
+
+            // we should probably do deduplication here as well
+            accum->reserve(accum->size() + serverValues.size());
+            std::copy(serverValues.begin(), serverValues.end(), std::back_inserter(*accum));
+
+            if (batches->size() > 1) {
+                batches->pop_back();
+                queueBatches(resolve, batches, accum);
+            }
+            else {
+                resolve(Ok(*accum));
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            resolve(*result);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+ServerRequest<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>> server::checkAllUpdates(bool useCache) {
+    if (useCache) {
+        return getCache<checkAllUpdates>().get();
+    }
+
+    auto modIDs = ranges::map<std::vector<std::string>>(
+        Loader::get()->getAllMods(),
+        [](auto mod) { return mod->getID(); }
+    );
+
+    // if there's no mods, the request would just be empty anyways
+    if (modIDs.empty()) {
+        // you would think it could infer like literally anything
+        return ServerRequest<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>>::immediate(
+            Ok<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>>({})
+        );
+    }
+
+    auto modBatches = std::make_shared<std::vector<std::vector<std::string>>>();
+    auto modCount = modIDs.size();
+    std::size_t maxMods = 200u; // this quite literally affects 0.03% of users
+
+    if (modCount <= maxMods) {
+        // no tricks needed
+        return batchedCheckUpdates(modIDs);
+    }
+
+    // even out the mod count, so a request with 230 mods sends two 115 mod requests
+    auto batchCount = modCount / maxMods + 1;
+    auto maxBatchSize = modCount / batchCount + 1;
+
+    for (std::size_t i = 0u; i < modCount; i += maxBatchSize) {
+        auto end = std::min(modCount, i + maxBatchSize);
+        modBatches->emplace_back(modIDs.begin() + i, modIDs.begin() + end);
+    }
+
+    // chain requests to avoid doing too many large requests at once
+    return ServerRequest<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>>::runWithCallback(
+        [modBatches](auto finish, auto progress, auto hasBeenCancelled) {
+            auto accum = std::make_shared<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>>();
+            queueBatches(finish, modBatches, std::move(accum));
+        },
+        "Mod Update Check"
+    );
+}
+
 void server::clearServerCaches(bool clearGlobalCaches) {
     getCache<&getMods>().clear();
     getCache<&getMod>().clear();
diff --git a/loader/src/server/Server.hpp b/loader/src/server/Server.hpp
index 908d4eab4..967b928a6 100644
--- a/loader/src/server/Server.hpp
+++ b/loader/src/server/Server.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <matjson.hpp>
 #include <vector>
+#include <span>
 
 using namespace geode::prelude;
 
@@ -151,7 +152,15 @@ namespace server {
     ServerRequest<std::unordered_set<std::string>> getTags(bool useCache = true);
 
     ServerRequest<std::optional<ServerModUpdate>> checkUpdates(Mod const* mod);
+
+    ServerRequest<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>> batchedCheckUpdates(std::vector<std::string> const& batch);
+    void queueBatches(
+        ServerRequest<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>>::PostResult const finish,
+        std::shared_ptr<std::vector<std::vector<std::string>>> const batches,
+        std::shared_ptr<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>> const accum
+    );
+
     ServerRequest<std::vector<ServerModUpdate>> checkAllUpdates(bool useCache = true);
-    
+
     void clearServerCaches(bool clearGlobalCaches = false);
 }