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We offer two types of rate limits based on the environment associated with your API key.

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Create your Development or Production API keys.

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Crawl Endpoint Rate Limits

The crawl endpoint has a separate rate limit that applies to both development and production keys:

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Research Endpoint Rate Limits

The research endpoint has a separate rate limit that applies to both development and production keys for creating research tasks. Note that polling requests to retrieve the status of ongoing research tasks follow the default rate limits as decribed above.

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Usage Endpoint Rate Limits

The usage endpoint has a separate rate limit that applies to both development and production keys:

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Handling Rate Limit Responses

When an API-key request exceeds a rate limit, the API returns 429 Too Many Requests. If the response includes Retry-After, wait the indicated number of seconds before retrying. For example:
The 60-second delay is an example; use the value returned in the response. Error messages can vary by the limit reached; use the HTTP status and header for retry handling rather than matching the message text. Keyless access uses a different error format and separate limits.
  1. Access to production keys requires either an active Paid Plan or PAYGO enabled. More information can be found here.
  2. When using the REST API, ensure you include your API key in the header to apply the correct rate limits.