name: Currents API Rate Limits
description: Rate limiting policies for the Currents News API
url: https://currentsapi.services/en/docs/ratelimit
rate_limits:
  - plan: Developer
    requests_per_day: 1000
    billing_period: daily
  - plan: Builder
    requests_per_month: 75000
    billing_period: monthly
  - plan: Professional
    requests_per_month: 300000
    billing_period: monthly
  - plan: Enterprise
    requests_per_month: 600000
    billing_period: monthly
headers:
  - name: X-RateLimit-Remaining
    description: Indicates the remaining number of API calls available for your API key
  - name: X-RateLimit-Limit
    description: Displays the total daily or monthly limit of API calls for your API key
enforcement:
  - Persistent or excessive violations may lead to account suspension
  - Responses include rate limit headers to help track quota usage
  - Throttling applies when quota is exceeded
best_practices:
  - Monitor X-RateLimit-Remaining header to track usage
  - Implement exponential backoff on 429 responses
  - Cache responses where possible to reduce API calls
  - Use date range parameters to limit result sets