Rate Limits

All calls to OpenTrack’s API are subject to rate limiting. These limits are in place to prevent misuse and ensure high availability and performance for all users.

Rate limits are enforced at both the second and minute levels:

  • 5 requests per second
  • 100 requests per minute

Each response includes helpful headers that indicate your current rate limit status.

retry-after: 1 # seconds
x-ratelimit-per-second-limit: 5
x-ratelimit-per-second-remaining: 4
x-ratelimit-per-second-reset: 2023-03-08T16:31:06.650Z
x-ratelimit-per-minute-limit: 100
x-ratelimit-per-minute-remaining: 99
x-ratelimit-per-minute-reset: 2023-03-08T16:32:06.650Z

When a rate limit has been reached, a response code of 429 is returned.