name: CryptoNews API Rate Limits
description: Rate limits and throttling policies for CryptoNews API (cryptonews-api.com).
url: https://cryptonews-api.com/documentation
limits:
  - plan: Free Trial
    period: trial
    calls: 100
    notes: Total calls during 5-day trial period. Access to all features.
  - plan: Basic
    period: monthly
    calls: 20000
    notes: 20,000 calls per month. Pagination limited to 5 pages (500 results) per query.
  - plan: Premium
    period: monthly
    calls: 30000
    notes: 30,000 calls per month. Includes access to all endpoints.
  - plan: Business
    period: monthly
    calls: custom
    notes: Custom call volume negotiated per contract.
caching:
  - endpoint: General endpoints
    ttl: 3600
    unit: seconds
    notes: 1-hour cache by default. Can be bypassed with nocache parameter on eligible endpoints.
data_freshness:
  - data_type: Crypto Prices
    update_frequency: 900
    unit: seconds
    notes: Delayed pricing data updated every 15 minutes for 600+ cryptocurrencies.
  - data_type: Whale Transactions
    update_frequency: 300
    unit: seconds
    notes: Large transaction data updated every 5 minutes across BTC, ETH, SOL, and TRON.
  - data_type: Uptime Monitoring
    update_frequency: 300
    unit: seconds
    notes: Service uptime checked every 5 minutes.
pagination:
  - plan: Basic
    max_pages: 5
    items_per_page: 100
    max_results: 500
  - plan: Premium
    max_pages: unlimited
    items_per_page: 100
    notes: No page limit on Premium and Business plans.
authentication:
  type: API Key (token)
  notes: API token provided upon registration. Must be included in all requests.
whale_thresholds:
  - blockchain: Bitcoin (BTC)
    min_transaction_usd: 1000000
  - blockchain: Ethereum (ETH)
    min_transaction_usd: 500000
  - blockchain: ERC-20 Tokens
    min_transaction_usd: 1000000
  - blockchain: Tron (TRON)
    min_transaction_usd: 100000