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: Hilton
providerId: hilton
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: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Hospitality
  - Hotels
  - Travel
  - Reservations
  - Loyalty
  - Rate Limiting
notes: Hilton does not publish public API rate limits. The partner connectivity portal (Hilton Connect)
  is access-controlled and any documented limits live behind partner authentication. Numeric ceilings,
  headers, and 429 / 503 behavior are governed by the bilateral partner agreement.
sources:
  - https://www.hilton.com/en/corporate/
description: No public rate-limit documentation; controls live in the bilateral partner agreement.
limits:
  - tier: partner
    name: Partner Connectivity Limit
    scope: contract
    metric: varies
    limit: 'see partner agreement / Hilton Connect documentation'
    applies:
      - Hilton Developer API
    notes: No publicly published numeric ceiling.
policies:
  - name: Bilateral Disclosure
    description: All rate-limit and SLA terms are exchanged during partner onboarding under NDA.
  - name: Backoff Strategy
    description: Implement exponential backoff with jitter on 429 / 503 responses; consult the partner
      portal for any documented Retry-After conventions.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com