---
title: "API Rate Limits — Lemwatch Help"
description: "Understanding API rate limits and how to handle them."
canonical: "https://lemwatch.com/help/api-rate-limits"
source: "https://lemwatch.com"
---

# API Rate Limits

> Understanding API rate limits and how to handle them.

## API Rate Limits

### Limits by Plan

 Plan — Requests/Hour —

 Free — 100 —

 Pro — 1,000 —

 Agency — 5,000 —

 Enterprise — Unlimited —

### Rate Limit Headers

 Every response includes:

### When You Hit the Limit

 You'll receive a 429 Too Many Requests response. The X-RateLimit-Reset header tells you when you can retry (Unix timestamp).

### Best Practices

- Cache responses when possible

- Use webhooks for real-time updates instead of polling

- Implement exponential backoff on 429 errors

- Monitor your remaining quota via response headers


## Related

- [Help centre](https://lemwatch.com/help)
- [API Authentication](https://lemwatch.com/help/api-authentication)
- [API Endpoints Reference](https://lemwatch.com/help/api-endpoints)
- [Custom Webhook Integration](https://lemwatch.com/help/webhook-integration)
- [Lemwatch pricing](https://lemwatch.com/pricing)
- [Archive History (Wayback)](https://lemwatch.com/help/archive-history)