name: Datafold Rate Limits
description: Datafold REST API rate limit details. Datafold does not publicly document specific rate limits in their API reference documentation. Known limits relate to API key quotas per account type.
url: https://docs.datafold.com/api-reference/introduction

api_key_limits:
  individual_users:
    max_keys: 5
    notes: Personal API keys for individual Datafold accounts
  service_accounts:
    max_keys_per_organization: 50
    notes: Service accounts are recommended for CI pipelines, dbt jobs, and automation scripts. Keys persist when team members leave.

authentication:
  method: API Key
  header: Authorization
  format: "Key {API_KEY}"
  base_url: https://app.datafold.com/api/v1/
  key_storage: DATAFOLD_API_KEY environment variable recommended
  key_creation: Settings > Account in Datafold app

http_status_codes:
  - code: 200
    meaning: Successful request
  - code: 422
    meaning: Validation error in request parameters

rate_limit_policy:
  documented: false
  notes: Datafold does not publicly publish specific per-minute or per-hour rate limits in their API documentation as of June 2026. Contact Datafold support for enterprise rate limit details.