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: Layercode
providerId: layercode
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- AI
- Voice
- Voice Agents
- Realtime
- Low Latency
- Rate Limiting
- Quotas
- Throttling
description: >-
  Layercode meters voice agent usage per minute of conversation across the
  REST API, the realtime WebSocket transport, and concurrent sessions.
  Specific per-account request rates, concurrent session caps, and per-minute
  quotas are not published as fixed numbers and vary by plan; they are not
  reconciled in this artifact.
notes: >-
  Verify REST request limits, concurrent realtime session limits, and any
  per-minute usage quotas in the Layercode dashboard or by contacting
  Layercode during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://docs.layercode.com/api-reference/rest-api
- https://layercode.com/pricing
responseCodes:
  throttled: 429
limits:
- name: REST Requests
  scope: account
  metric: requests
  limit: see provider documentation
  notes: Per-account REST request rate; specific value not published.
- name: Concurrent Sessions
  scope: account
  metric: sessions
  limit: see provider documentation
  notes: Maximum concurrent realtime voice sessions; varies by plan.
- name: Conversation Minutes
  scope: account
  metric: minutes
  limit: see provider documentation
  notes: Usage metered per minute; any plan allowance not reconciled here.
policies:
- name: Tiered Limits
  description: Limits raise as accounts move from free to paid usage and via Enterprise agreements.
- name: Backoff Strategy
  description: Clients should implement exponential backoff with jitter and honor Retry-After.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com