Rate Limits
CometChat REST API Rate Limits
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The rate limits below are for general applications. Rate limits can be adjusted on a per need basis, depending on your use-case and plan.
| Rate Limiting Groups | 100 | 1K | 2500 | 5K | 10k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Operations | 20k req | 20k req | 20k req | 20k req | 20k req |
| Core Operations | 10k req | 10k req | 10k req | 10k req | 10k req |
What happens when rate limit is reached ?
The request isn't processed and a response is sent containing a 429 response code. Along with the response code there will be couple of headers sent which specifies the time in seconds that you must wait before you can try request again.
Retry-After: 15
X-Rate-Limit-Reset: 1625143246
Is there any endpoint that returns rate limit of all resources ?
No, we don't provide a rate-limit endpoint.
However, we do provide the following response headers that you can use to confirm the app's current rate limit and monitor the number of requests remaining in the current minute:
X-Rate-Limit: 700
X-Rate-Limit-Remaining: 699