limit requests per window_s seconds. GET /public/v1/key returns both for the
calling key: that answer is the truth, whatever this page says.
Access is free, and every granted account is on one plan: 60 requests per 60 seconds per key.
Headers
Once your key has passed the limiter, every answer carries:
They are present on a 200 and on the enveloped refusals that come after the limiter: 404, 409, 410,
422, 429, 500 and 503. They are absent on refusals that come before it (401, 403, the failed-
authentication 429, and a 503 or 500 raised while the key itself is being checked), and on a text/plain
500.
When you are limited
A 429 rate_limited carriesRetry-After: wait that many seconds. Two limits answer 429:
- your key’s own window (with the
X-RateLimit-*headers); - failed authentications from one address (without them).
Retry-After: candles while the history source is busy, and the account routes’
venue_unavailable and venue_busy.