Rate Limits

Request rate limits for the SQR API.

The API enforces per-key and per-IP rate limits to ensure fair usage.

Limits

Client type	Limit
Authenticated (API key or JWT)	60 requests / minute
Unauthenticated (public endpoints)	20 requests / minute

Rate limit headers

When you approach the limit, responses include:

X-RateLimit-Limit: 60
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 12
X-RateLimit-Reset: 1717600000

429 response

When the limit is exceeded:

{
  "error": "Rate limit exceeded"
}

The response includes a Retry-After header (in seconds) indicating when you can resume.

Tips

• Cache template and record lookups on your side to reduce request volume
• Use the /api/records/sync endpoint with a since timestamp for incremental updates instead of polling the full list
• If you need higher limits, contact us