generated: '2026-08-04'
method: searched
source: https://documentation.dnanexus.com/developer/api/service-limits
docs: https://documentation.dnanexus.com/developer/api/service-limits
api: DNAnexus Platform API
scope: per account
note: >-
  Unless otherwise noted each limit is specific to the underlying combination of
  cloud provider and region used. DNAnexus documents no rate-limit response headers;
  exceeding a limit surfaces as the RateLimitConditional error type with HTTP 429.
rate_limits:
- name: API Calls
  limit_count: 200
  limit_interval: second
  unit: requests
  scope: account
- name: Listing Objects
  limit_count: 400000
  limit_interval: request
  unit: objects
  scope: request
- name: Moving Objects
  limit_count: 100000
  limit_interval: request
  unit: objects
  scope: request
- name: Deleting Objects
  limit_count: 10000
  limit_interval: request
  unit: objects
  scope: request
- name: Mounting Project Folders in Linux
  limit_count: 255000
  unit: folders
  scope: account
- name: File Upload (Amazon regions)
  limit_count: 5
  unit: TB per file
  scope: file
- name: File Upload (Azure regions)
  limit_count: 4.75
  unit: TB per file
  scope: file
- name: Running Workers
  limit_count: 100
  unit: workers
  scope: user
error_signal:
  type: RateLimitConditional
  http_status: 429
  source: https://documentation.dnanexus.com/developer/api/protocols
headers:
  documented: false
x-evidence:
  fetched: '2026-08-04'
  url: https://documentation.dnanexus.com/developer/api/service-limits.md
  http_status: 200