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Rate limits

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Updated 22 February 2021

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Rate limits restrict API calls to a set number of requests per hour based on the type of request. A 429 response code indicates that the applicable rate limit has been exceeded.

Anonymous requests

API requests without an access token are limited to 500 requests per hour per IP address.

Personal requests

API requests authenticated using a personal API token are limited to 5,000 requests per hour.

App-authenticated requests

API requests authenticated using the OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow are limited to 5,000 requests per hour.

User-authenticated requests

API requests authenticated using the OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow are limited to 5,000 requests per hour per user.



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