name: IQAir AirVisual API Rate Limits
description: Rate limits for the IQAir AirVisual API by subscription plan tier.
url: https://www.iqair.com/us/air-pollution-data-api
rateLimits:
  - plan: Community
    description: Free tier rate limits for city-level data access.
    limits:
      - type: requests
        period: minute
        value: 5
      - type: requests
        period: day
        value: 500
      - type: requests
        period: month
        value: 10000
  - plan: Startup
    description: Paid startup tier rate limits for city and station-level data with pollutant concentrations.
    limits:
      - type: requests
        period: minute
        value: 100
      - type: requests
        period: day
        value: 100000
      - type: requests
        period: month
        value: 1000000
  - plan: Enterprise
    description: Enterprise tier rate limits for full feature access including forecasts and historical data.
    limits:
      - type: requests
        period: minute
        value: 1000
      - type: requests
        period: day
        value: 1000000
      - type: requests
        period: month
        value: 10000000
notes:
  - Requests exceeding plan limits will return HTTP 429 Too Many Requests.
  - API keys are managed via the IQAir dashboard at https://dashboard.iqair.com/
  - Contact IQAir sales for custom enterprise limits above standard tiers.