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API rate limit meaning, explained

The API rate limit meaning is straightforward: it's a cap a service places on how many requests (or actions, like posts) can happen in a given window — for example, 100 requests per minute. Exceeding it returns an error, usually with a Retry-After hint, rather than silently queuing or dropping the extra requests.

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API rate limit meaning: SkedCast's own 429 reasons#

SkedCast's own /v1 API distinguishes several 429 reasons rather than one generic error: rate_limited (too many requests, slow down), quota_exceeded (you reached a plan limit), tenant_quota_exceeded (your workspace reached its posting limit for a platform for now) and platform_capacity_exhausted (a platform is temporarily at capacity; retry after the Retry-After wait). Each is machine-readable so a caller can react differently.

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FAQ

Is an API rate limit the same as per-account pacing?
No — a rate limit caps requests to an API (including SkedCast's own /v1 API). Per-account pacing spaces out the actual posts published to a social platform, even when no rate limit has been reached.

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