# Provenance stamped 2026-10-07 (roadmap#943): written by an API Evangelist sweep (dated 2026-05-23 by the file itself), not
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generated: '2026-05-23'
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: Arconic
providerId: arconic
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Aluminum
  - Manufacturing
  - Industrial
  - Rate Limiting
description: >-
  Arconic does not publish public developer rate-limit documentation. There is no
  public REST API surface across Arconic's rolled products, extrusions, Kawneer
  architectural systems, Reynobond composite panels, or the CRMs spectrochemical
  reference materials catalog. Throughput on any commercial integration is governed
  by the underlying customer or distributor agreement.
notes: No public developer rate-limit documentation — placeholder only.
sources:
  - https://www.arconic.com
  - https://www.kawneer.com
  - https://crms.arconic.com
responseCodes:
  throttled: 429
limits:
  - name: Customer / supply-agreement throttling
    scope: account
    metric: varies
    limit: governed by customer agreement; no public numeric ceiling
policies:
  - name: Contract-defined throttling
    description: >-
      Order volumes, EDI exchange frequency, and any integration cadence are
      governed by the master supply or distributor agreement. Coordinate any
      volume changes with the Arconic account team.
  - name: Catalog access throttling
    description: >-
      The CRMs catalog and Kawneer technical-download areas are intended for
      interactive browsing; bulk scraping is not supported and should be
      coordinated with the Arconic sales / Kawneer technical teams.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com