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Rate limits

Rate limits apply to all requests to ensure the service is responsive and available for all users. Your rate limit depends upon your access method and paid service tier:

Default rate limits

We operate a two-tier rate limiting system for unatuhenticated access. Read more about unauthenticated access

Commercial rate limits

Commercial users working at scale can purchase increased rate limits from our API plans pricing page.

Responses

HTTP responses contain headers to indicate the your current rate limit status:

HeaderDescription
x-ratelimit-tierThe usage tier that the request will use
x-ratelimit-limitThe total rate limit per period for the current tier
x-ratelimit-remainingThe remaining number of requests available during the current period
x-ratelimit-resetThe UNIX timestamp for the end of the current period, at which time the rate limit will be reset