specification: API Commons Rate Limits 0.1
provider: BoldSign
providerId: boldsign
created: 2026-06-12
modified: 2026-06-12
url: https://developers.boldsign.com/api-overview/rate-limit/
rateLimits:
  - name: Production Rate Limit
    description: Maximum number of API requests allowed per hour in the production environment.
    environment: production
    scope: account
    limit: 2000
    period: hour
    periodUnit: hour
    throttled: true
    throttleStatusCode: 429
    throttleMessage: Too Many Requests
    headers:
      - name: X-RateLimit-Remaining
        description: Number of requests remaining in the current rate limit window.
      - name: X-RateLimit-Reset
        description: Timestamp indicating when the rate limit window resets.
    retryAfter: true
    notes: >
      Rate limits apply at the account level, not per OAuth app or individual user.
      When exceeded, a 429 Too Many Requests response is returned.

  - name: Sandbox Rate Limit
    description: Maximum number of API requests allowed per hour in the sandbox/testing environment.
    environment: sandbox
    scope: account
    limit: 50
    period: hour
    periodUnit: hour
    throttled: true
    throttleStatusCode: 429
    throttleMessage: Too Many Requests
    notes: >
      Sandbox rate limits are significantly lower than production. Sandbox documents
      are watermarked and auto-deleted after 14 days. No charges apply in sandbox.

regionalEndpoints:
  - region: US
    baseURL: https://api.boldsign.com
  - region: EU
    baseURL: https://api-eu.boldsign.com
  - region: CA
    baseURL: https://api-ca.boldsign.com
  - region: AU
    baseURL: https://api-au.boldsign.com