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ChowAPI

Rate Limits

ChowAPI uses dual rate limiting: per-minute burst limits and monthly quotas.

Per-minute burst limits

TierRequests/minute
Credit Pack (Dev/Builder)30
Credit Pack (Scale)30
Custom / EnterpriseCustom

Monthly quotas

TierMonthly calls
Credit Pack (Dev)5,000 calls ($5)
Credit Pack (Builder)25,000 calls ($20)
Credit Pack (Scale)100,000 calls ($50)
Custom / EnterpriseCustom volume + pricing

Response headers

Every response includes rate limit and usage headers:

# Per-minute burst headers
X-RateLimit-Burst-Limit: 30
X-RateLimit-Burst-Remaining: 28

# Monthly usage tracking
X-Usage-Current: 45230
X-Usage-Period: 2026-03

# Daily limit headers (when applicable)
X-RateLimit-Daily-Limit: 2000
X-RateLimit-Daily-Remaining: 1750

# Monthly quota headers (when applicable)
X-RateLimit-Limit: 10000
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 8750
X-RateLimit-Reset: 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z

When rate limited

You'll receive a 429 response with a clear error:

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limit/burst_exceeded",
    "message": "Too many requests. Limit is 30 requests per minute.",
    "suggestion": "Wait a few seconds and retry. Consider upgrading for higher burst limits.",
    "docs": "https://chowapi.dev/docs/rate-limits"
  }
}