Rate Limit
Rate limits have been put in place to enable fair use and optimal availability of the API for all our users. To prevent abuse, Pdfly API uses rate limits to manage and control the number of requests that can be made per minute.
Free account is currently limited to 10 requests per minute, While paid accounts are limited to 100 requests per minute. After exceeding the limit, subsequent requests will return an error with a 429 code. It is imperative to wait for a minute before making any more requests.
Rate Limit Headers (Pending)
You can also confirm the current rate limits in the headers of the responses to requests made to the API.
- Name
X-RateLimit-Limit- Type
- string
- Description
This is the maximum number of requests a user can make per minute.
- Name
X-RateLimit-Remaining- Type
- string
- Description
The number of requests that can still be made in the current limit window.
- Name
X-RateLimit-Reset- Type
- integer
- Description
The time in which the current rate limit will reset in UTC epoch seconds.
- Name
X-Monthly-Limit- Type
- integer
- Description
The number of requests the user can make per month based on their billing plan.
- Name
X-Monthly-Used- Type
- integer
- Description
The number of requests a user has made within the current month.