specification: API Commons Rate Limits 0.1
provider: Doodle
providerId: doodle
created: 2026-06-12
modified: 2026-06-12
notes: >
  Doodle's public REST API has been officially deprecated and no longer supports
  new API integrations. Official public rate limit documentation was never
  published. The following reflects known characteristics based on the legacy
  API implementation and general platform behavior. Enterprise customers with
  existing API access should contact support@doodle.com for current details.
limits:
  - name: API Availability
    type: boolean
    value: false
    description: >
      Doodle has officially deprecated its public API and no longer accepts
      new API integrations. Existing enterprise integrations may still be
      operational; contact support for guidance.
  - name: HTTP Rate Limiting Status Code
    type: status
    value: 429
    description: Too Many Requests returned when rate limits are exceeded
  - name: Retry-After Header
    type: boolean
    value: true
    description: >
      Standard HTTP Retry-After header expected on 429 responses indicating
      when the client may retry
  - name: Zapier Trigger Rate
    type: quota
    limit: null
    unit: triggers/hour
    description: >
      Zapier integration triggers are subject to Zapier's own polling and
      task limits based on the user's Zapier plan. Doodle's Zapier integration
      is available on Professional plan and above.
  - name: Platform Throttling
    type: boolean
    value: true
    description: >
      Platform-level throttling is applied to protect service availability.
      Specific numeric thresholds are not publicly documented.
headers:
  - name: Retry-After
    description: Seconds to wait before retrying after a 429 response
    required: false
  - name: X-RateLimit-Limit
    description: Total allowed requests in the current window (not officially documented)
    required: false
  - name: X-RateLimit-Remaining
    description: Remaining requests in the current window (not officially documented)
    required: false
throttling:
  statusCode: 429
  description: >
    HTTP 429 Too Many Requests is the standard response for throttled
    API calls. Callers should implement exponential backoff.