API Limit Question
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Hi,
I am unfamiliar with API's in general but never had an issue with being throttled until today. I used the api a lot heavier today which is why.
According to the API dashboard I made 5100 "requests" today and 21,000 "rows returned".
I am using a MOZ PRO account and have been throttled as a result. I am wondering when does it reset? Is it a daily, weekly, or monthly limit that I hit and what is the limit?
Thanks
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Another question he launches is "When does the limit reset?" I have always have that doubt when reading the documentation. Is it monthly?
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Hey there! This is Michael on the Moz Help Team! It looks like you exceeded your rate limit which typically occurs if your calls are batched in a way that cause a spike the way you saw on the 20th/21st. If you take a look at the Free vs Paid here https://moz.com/products/api/pricing you can get an idea on why the spike caused us to throttle usage. Which that having been said, I upgraded your API access to the "Pro" level (which doubles your rate limit with 1 request every 5 seconds) since you are a paid Moz Analytics customer. Keep in mind that you can monitor your usage in your account when you visit this page here https://moz.com/products/mozscape/usage. I hope this helps!
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