specification: API Commons Rate Limits
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/RateLimits
provider: Equinix
providerId: equinix
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-04'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Rate Limiting
  - Data Center / Interconnect
  - Enterprise
description: Equinix API rate limits are negotiated per contract; no public defaults published.
sources:
  - https://developer.equinix.com/
headers:
  retryAfter: Retry-After
responseCodes:
  throttled: 429
limits:
  - name: Per-contract
    scope: account
    metric: varies
    limit: negotiated
    notes: Contact provider sales for quota details.