# Rate limits transcribed from the provider's own documentation — see provenance. Quoted, not derived.
generated: '2026-09-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/rate-limits
sources:
- https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/rate-limits
provenance:
  tool: planning/api-economics/harvest_ratelimits.py
  run: 20260920T133210
  grounding: every limit_text was found verbatim in the fetched page text
published: false
note: Quota refreshed every 30 seconds, shared across all apps accessing a store. Enterprise and sandbox
  quotas vary by plan/resource; Unlimited Rate Plan has no request rate limits. Numeric fields left null
  since limit_text contains two combined figures.
limit_count: 2
limits:
- name: Pro plan quota
  limit_text: 60k per hour (450 / 30sec)
  scope: account
  plan: Pro
- name: Plus & Standard plan quota
  limit_text: 20k per hour (150 / 30sec)
  scope: account
  plan: Plus & Standard
headers:
- X-Rate-Limit-Time-Window-Ms
- X-Rate-Limit-Time-Reset-Ms
- X-Rate-Limit-Requests-Quota
- X-Rate-Limit-Requests-Left
exceeded_status: 429