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API Rate Limiting & Usage Dashboard

We're introducing a new rate limiting system for the Buyer API, along with a dashboard to help you monitor usage and stay within your plan limits.

Transparent Rate Limits

Every API response now includes rate limit headers so you can programmatically track your usage:

  • X-RateLimit-Limit — Your plan's requests per minute
  • X-RateLimit-Remaining — Requests remaining in the current window
  • X-RateLimit-Reset — Unix timestamp when the limit resets

Usage Dashboard

The new API section in your dashboard shows real-time usage metrics:

  • Requests over the last 24 hours, 7 days, and 30 days
  • Breakdown by endpoint (lookup, retain, vault)
  • Success rate and error distribution
  • Daily usage trends

Soft Limits with Grace Period

Instead of hard cutoffs, we've implemented soft limits with a grace period. If you briefly exceed your rate limit, requests will be queued and processed with a slight delay rather than immediately rejected. This helps prevent integration issues during traffic spikes.

What This Means for You

If you're within your plan limits, you won't notice any changes. If you're approaching limits, you'll see warnings in the dashboard before any throttling occurs.

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