specification: API Commons Rate Limits
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/RateLimits
provider: Advance Auto Parts
providerId: advance-auto-parts
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
notes: No publicly documented rate limits. Partner-scoped throttling governed by agreement.
tags:
  - Rate Limiting
  - Automotive
  - Retail
description: Advance Auto Parts does not publish public API rate-limit documentation. Any thresholds
  are negotiated under B2B partnership agreements.
sources:
  - https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/
responseCodes:
  throttled: 429
  serviceUnavailable: 503
limits:
  - name: Partner-scoped limit
    scope: account
    metric: varies
    limit: see partner agreement
policies:
  - name: Partner-scoped
    description: Rate limits are configured per partner contract.
  - name: Backoff
    description: Use exponential backoff with jitter; honor Retry-After when present.