Rate limits
Defining how often you can call the REST API
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Headers
Rate limit information is returned in the response headers:
X-RateLimit-Limit- Number of requests permitted per time period
X-RateLimit-Remaining- Number of requests you can still make
X-RateLimit-Reset- Timestamp when your rate limit will reset
An API method can be subject to multiple overlapping rate limits. The headers return information about the one you are closest to exceeding.
Limits
By default, the following limits are hardcoded:
Per account
All endpoints and methods can be called 300 times within 5 minutes.
Uploading media
POST /api/v1/media can be called 30 times within 30 minutes.
Deleting statuses
Either DELETE /api/v1/statuses/:id or POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/unreblog can be called 30 times within 30 minutes.
Per IP
All endpoints and methods can be called 300 times within 5 minutes.
Creating accounts
POST /api/v1/accounts can be called 5 times within 30 minutes.