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: Filevine
providerId: filevine
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Rate Limiting
  - Quotas
  - Legal
description: >
  Filevine API v2 enforces per-endpoint, per-minute rate limits at the API
  Gateway. The default cap is 320 requests per endpoint per minute, with
  lower caps for billing and report endpoints. Tokens minted via the Identity
  service are short-lived (typically 20 minutes) and must be refreshed.
sources:
  - https://support.filevine.com/hc/en-us/articles/29259311975707-General-API-Q-A
  - https://support.filevine.com/hc/en-us/articles/29937964706203-API-Authentication-Q-A
algorithm: fixed-window
responseCodes:
  throttled: 429
  quotaExceeded: 429
limits:
  - scope: default-endpoint
    perMinute: 320
    description: Default request cap per endpoint per minute, per organization.
  - scope: billing-endpoints
    perMinute: 250
    description: Billing endpoints have a lower cap.
  - scope: report-endpoints
    perMinute: 5
    description: Report endpoints are heavily throttled.
tokens:
  type: bearer
  source: PAT exchange at https://identity.filevine.io/connect/token
  ttlSeconds: 1200
  notes: Access tokens expire and must be refreshed by re-exchanging the PAT.