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To provide a more stable throughput and fairness among different accounts in terms of resource consumption, ilert applies rate limiting to API and integration requests. |
If a request exceeds the defined rate limit, the request is rejected with the HTTP status code 429 Too many requests.
The following rate limits apply:
| Target | Max Number of Requests (Limit) | Time Window |
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| API | 700 | 1 Minute |
| UI | 250 | 1 Minute |
| Integration Key (Alert source) | 50 | 1 Minute |
| Heartbeat Key | 5 | 1 Minute |
Exceeding a limit will cause a client to be rejected with 429 responses until a new window starts. There are no other consequences.
Clients may retry their requests on 429 responses with a backoff timeout, 10-30 seconds are suggested.
In case of integration key limits for alert sources, we will show a warning message on alert sources (and their related alerts) which limits exceeded. This message will disappear automatically after 48 hours.
{% hint style="info" %} In case your use-case requires a higher rate limit, feel free to reach out to us. {% endhint %}