API Rate Limits

Quotas and limits by subscription tier

Best-effort capacity: Rate limits are enforced on a best-effort basis. No SLA guarantees except for Enterprise tier.

Limits by Tier

Limit	Free	Developer	Professional	Enterprise
Requests/minute	10	60	300	Unlimited*
Requests/day	100	5,000	50,000	Unlimited*
Burst limit	5	20	50	100
Concurrent	2	5	20	50

Response Headers

Rate limit info is included in API responses for keyed endpoints. Public endpoints use standard 429 responses.

Note: X-RateLimit headers are being rolled out progressively across all endpoints.

X-RateLimit-Limit: 60
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 45
X-RateLimit-Reset: 1705359600
X-Request-ID: req_abc123

Header	Description
`X-RateLimit-Limit`	Max requests per window
`X-RateLimit-Remaining`	Requests left in window
`X-RateLimit-Reset`	Unix timestamp when window resets
`X-Request-ID`	Unique request ID for support

Rate Limit Exceeded

When rate limited, you receive HTTP 429:

{
  "error": {
    "code": "RATE_LIMITED",
    "message": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after 45 seconds."
  },
  "meta": {
    "schema_version": "1.0.0",
    "request_id": "req_xyz789",
    "retry_after": 45
  }
}

Best Practices

Cache responses — Most data updates hourly or daily
Implement backoff — Exponential backoff on 429
Monitor headers — Check remaining quota
Batch requests — Use bulk endpoints where available

Cache Recommendations

Endpoint	Update Freq	Cache TTL
Carbon Data	Hourly	1 hour
World Bank	Annual	24 hours
Grid UK	30 min	15 min
Energy	Annual	24 hours
Macro	Daily	1 hour
DAP Status	Hourly	5 min

Upgrade Options

Need higher limits? Upgrade your plan at /pricing or contact enterprise@feedoracle.io for custom quotas.

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