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: Artlist
providerId: artlist
generated: '2026-08-02'
method: searched
created: '2026-08-02'
modified: '2026-08-02'
source: https://developer.artlist.io/general-terms
tags:
- Rate Limiting
- Music
- Media
description: >-
  Artlist publishes explicit rate limits for the Enterprise API: a 100 request/minute global
  ceiling on a rolling 60-second window, with tighter per-surface limits on /search and
  /download. Quota (as distinct from rate) is allocated per client by an account manager and
  is not yet visible self-service.
sources:
- https://developer.artlist.io/general-terms
headers:
  limit: X-RateLimit-Limit
  remaining: X-RateLimit-Remaining
  reset: X-RateLimit-Reset
  resetUnit: seconds
responseCodes:
  throttled: 429
window:
  type: rolling
  seconds: 60
  reset: Limits reset automatically at the start of each new window.
limits:
- name: Standard request quota
  scope: client
  metric: requests_per_minute
  limit: 100
  timeFrame: minute
- name: Search endpoints
  scope: client
  metric: requests_per_minute
  limit: 50
  timeFrame: minute
  path: /search
- name: Download endpoints
  scope: client
  metric: requests_per_minute
  limit: 20
  timeFrame: minute
  path: /download
quota:
  model: per-client, allocated and managed by the Artlist account manager
  selfService: false
  contact: enterprise-api-support@artlist.io
  note: Documentation states quotas will soon be visible in the developer portal.
bestPractices:
- Implement exponential backoff when rate limits are reached.
- Monitor rate-limit headers in API responses.
- Contact support for temporary limit increases.