name: Cognito Forms API Rate Limits
description: Rate limiting details for the Cognito Forms REST API. Limits are enforced
  on a monthly basis tied to the subscription plan. There are no documented per-minute
  or per-hour throttle limits; the primary constraint is monthly request quotas.
  Large requests (over 100 KB) count as multiple requests against the monthly quota.
version: '0.1'
url: https://www.cognitoforms.com/support/383/faq/does-cognito-forms-limit-inbound-api-calls
rateLimits:
  - name: Pro Plan Monthly Request Quota
    description: Monthly API request limit for Pro plan subscribers. Includes all
      integration requests (Make, Power Automate, Zapier, JSON Webhooks, REST API).
    plan: Pro
    limit: 2000
    period: monthly
    unit: requests
    overage:
      enabled: true
      rate: 20.00
      currency: USD
      unit: per 100,000 requests
  - name: Team Plan Monthly Request Quota
    description: Monthly API request limit for Team plan subscribers. Includes all
      integration requests (Make, Power Automate, Zapier, JSON Webhooks, REST API).
    plan: Team
    limit: 10000
    period: monthly
    unit: requests
    overage:
      enabled: true
      rate: 20.00
      currency: USD
      unit: per 100,000 requests
  - name: Enterprise Plan Monthly Request Quota
    description: Monthly API request limit for Enterprise plan subscribers. Includes
      all integration requests (Make, Power Automate, Zapier, JSON Webhooks, REST API).
    plan: Enterprise
    limit: 100000
    period: monthly
    unit: requests
    overage:
      enabled: true
      rate: 20.00
      currency: USD
      unit: per 100,000 requests
policies:
  - name: Large Request Counting
    description: Requests exceeding 100 KB in size are counted as multiple requests.
      A 150 KB request counts as 2 requests; a 400 KB request counts as 4 requests.
  - name: API Key Limits
    description: Up to five API keys per integration can be generated. Keys can be
      configured with specific expiration dates or set to never expire.
  - name: Shared Request Pool
    description: Monthly request limits are shared across all integration types including
      Make, Power Automate, Zapier, JSON Webhooks, and the Cognito Forms REST API.
  - name: No Per-Minute Throttling Documented
    description: Cognito Forms does not publish per-minute or per-hour rate limit
      thresholds. Throttling is enforced at the monthly quota level.
authentication:
  type: Bearer Token
  method: API Key
  header: Authorization
  alternativeParam: access_token
  notes: API keys are generated in organization settings. Up to five keys per integration.
    Keys cannot be retrieved after initial generation and must be stored immediately.