generated: '2026-09-06'
method: searched
source: https://docs.byaccrue.com/api/ (Introduction > Rate Limits), plus a live unauthenticated response
  observed 2026-09-06
limit_count: 1
headers:
  request: []
  response: []
  note: 'OBSERVED ABSENCE: a live unauthenticated GET https://merchant-api.accruesavings.com/api/v1/payments
    (403) and a 404 on the same host returned no X-RateLimit-*, no RateLimit-*, and no Retry-After header.
    The published limit is documented in prose only, so an agent has no runtime signal of remaining quota
    and must infer exhaustion from the 429 status alone.'
exhaustion:
  status: 429
  body: JSON error envelope {id,status,code,title,detail,meta}
  retry_after_header: false
rate_limits:
- scope: per-ip
  window: 1 minute
  limit: 10000
  burst: null
  environment: each of sandbox and production, counted separately
  source: https://docs.byaccrue.com/api/
  note: '"The rate limit, based on your IP address, is set at 10,000 requests per minute, applicable to
    both the sandbox and live environments separately. Exceeding this limit triggers HTTP 429 status codes
    and relevant messages in responses."'
retry_guidance:
  retryable_status:
  - 408
  - 429
  - 500
  - 501
  - 502
  - 503
  - 504
  strategy: exponential backoff with jitter; use idempotency keys where available
  timeouts:
    short: 10 seconds (default for most operations)
    long: up to 90 seconds for long-running operations
  source: https://docs.byaccrue.com/api/