name: Cashfree Payments API Rate Limits
description: Rate limiting policy for Cashfree Payments REST APIs. Each endpoint may have its own rate limit window; limits are communicated via response headers.
url: https://www.cashfree.com/docs/api-reference/rate-limits
headers:
  - name: X-RateLimit-Limit
    description: The maximum number of requests allowed in the current rate-limit window.
  - name: X-RateLimit-Remaining
    description: The number of requests remaining in the current window.
  - name: X-RateLimit-Reset
    description: Time in seconds until the rate-limit window resets.
errorResponse:
  httpStatus: 429
  message: Too Many Requests
  retryAfter: Indicated in response headers
policies:
  - name: Per-Endpoint Limits
    description: Each API endpoint may carry its own rate limit rather than a single global cap. Consult the per-product rate limits pages for specific values.
    references:
      - name: Payment API Rate Limits
        url: https://www.cashfree.com/docs/api-reference/rate-limits
      - name: SecureID API Rate Limits
        url: https://www.cashfree.com/docs/api-reference/rate-limits
  - name: Sandbox Environment
    description: The sandbox environment supports testing without affecting production quotas. Credentials determine whether requests hit sandbox or production.
notes: Cashfree does not publish a single universal requests-per-minute figure; specific limits are endpoint-dependent and available in each product's rate-limits documentation page.