API Limits & Quotas

ForgingBlock applies rate limiting and bandwidth throttling to protect the API and ensure fair usage.


Rate Limits

LimitValue
Requests1000 requests / 2 minutes
ScopePer IP address
IdentificationClient IP

If the limit is exceeded, the API responds with HTTP 429 – Too Many Requests.


Bandwidth Throttling

LimitValue
Throughput128 KB/s
Applies toAll responses
Payload typesJSON, streams, strings

Throttling is applied globally to prevent abuse and large payload flooding.


Error Response Example

{
  "statusCode": 429,
  "error": "Too Many Requests",
  "message": "Rate limit exceeded, retry later"
}