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# Rate Limiting

API rate limits protect the platform from being overloaded by a single client, keeping the system stable and secure for everyone.

If you exceed your rate limit, you'll receive an HTTP **429** error response.

Rate limits are set at the API user level. If you're consistently hitting 429 errors, you can:

* Slow down the rate of your requests
* Spread requests out across minute intervals
* Spread requests across multiple API users

#### Common mistakes that lead to rate limit errors

* Not monitoring for 429 errors on the client
* Retrying failed calls blindly, without checking the error type
* Running too many parallel processes for batch operations
* Polling for transaction updates instead of using webhooks
* Generating a new token for every call instead of reusing it

{% hint style="info" %}
 **Note:** A 429 response means your rate limit has been temporarily exceeded, it isn't a permanent block. Slow the request rate and retry.
{% endhint %}