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: Magic
providerId: magic-link
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Web3
- Wallets
- Authentication
- Embedded Wallets
- MPC
- Rate Limiting
description: Magic Admin API enforces per-API-key rate limits.
notes: Specific RPS depends on plan tier.
sources:
- https://magic.link/docs/api-reference/server-side-sdks/admin-sdk
responseCodes:
  throttled: 429
limits:
- name: Default Admin RPS
  scope: api_key
  metric: requests_per_second
  limit: 100
  notes: Default Admin API throughput.
policies:
- name: Backoff Strategy
  description: Exponential backoff on 429.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com