name: Exactly Protocol Rate Limits
description: >
  Exactly Protocol is a decentralized smart contract protocol with no centralized
  API server or rate limiting imposed by the Exactly team. Rate constraints come
  from the underlying blockchain network infrastructure (Ethereum RPC, Optimism RPC)
  and from The Graph's decentralized network for subgraph queries.
rateLimits:

  - name: Ethereum Mainnet RPC Rate Limits
    description: >
      Smart contract read (view) calls on Ethereum mainnet are rate-limited by
      the RPC provider in use (e.g. Infura, Alchemy, public endpoints). Public
      RPC nodes typically allow 10-100 requests per second. Write transactions
      are constrained by network block times (~12 seconds per block).
    limit: null
    period: null
    notes: >
      Rate limits vary by RPC provider. Developers should use a dedicated RPC
      provider such as Alchemy or Infura for production usage. Block time is
      approximately 12 seconds on Ethereum mainnet.

  - name: Optimism Mainnet RPC Rate Limits
    description: >
      Smart contract read calls on Optimism mainnet are rate-limited by the RPC
      provider. Optimism produces blocks approximately every 2 seconds, enabling
      faster state updates. Public RPC endpoints may throttle high-frequency calls.
    limit: null
    period: null
    notes: >
      Optimism block time is approximately 2 seconds. Developers should use a
      dedicated Optimism RPC provider for production deployments.

  - name: Base Mainnet RPC Rate Limits
    description: >
      Smart contract read calls on Base (Coinbase L2) are constrained by the RPC
      provider. Base produces blocks approximately every 2 seconds.
    limit: null
    period: null
    notes: >
      Base block time is approximately 2 seconds. Production integrations should
      use a dedicated Base RPC provider.

  - name: The Graph Subgraph Query Limits
    description: >
      GraphQL queries to Exactly Protocol subgraphs via The Graph's decentralized
      network are subject to indexer-specific rate limits and potential query fees
      in GRT tokens. Free-tier usage through The Graph's legacy hosted service
      may have request caps.
    limit: null
    period: null
    notes: >
      Consult The Graph documentation at https://thegraph.com/docs for current
      rate limits and query fee structures on the decentralized network.