Rate Limiting

This page is the authoritative source for default Nuitee Connect API rate limits. Other guides (including Performance, Reliability & Rate Limiting) should point here instead of restating different numbers.

Scope: Limits apply per API key (sandbox key and production key are counted separately). They apply across API endpoints that use that key.

Default limits:

• Sandbox API keys: 5 requests per second
• Production API keys: 250 requests per second

Higher limits may be granted by contract. Contact support if you need a custom limit.

When exceeded:

• HTTP 429 Too Many Requests
• Typical body:

{
  "error": {
    "code": 429,
    "message": "Too many requests. Please try again later."
  }
}

Honor a Retry-After header when the server sends one. Otherwise use exponential backoff with jitter (see the Performance guide).

Best Practices:

• Implement exponential backoff when retrying 429 responses.
• Monitor usage in the Nuitee Connect dashboard.
• Do not treat a search-body limit field (hotel rates) as this account throttle.