generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.methodfi.com/2026-03-30/reference/rate-limiting
scope: per API key
window: 60-second rolling window
signal: HTTP 429 with body sub_type TOO_MANY_REQUESTS
block_duration: 60 seconds
applies_to_environments: [development, sandbox, production]
tiers:
- name: Payment creation
  limit_count: 120
  unit: requests/minute
  scope: POST /payments
- name: Critical operations
  limit_count: 60
  unit: requests/minute
  scope: payment deletion and report generation
- name: Standard writes
  limit_count: 6000
  unit: requests/minute
  scope: entity and account operations (create, update, connect, subscriptions); independent buckets per resource
- name: Other writes
  limit_count: 1800
  unit: requests/minute
  scope: all other write operations
- name: Reads
  limit_count: 6000
  unit: requests/minute
  scope: all GET requests
- name: Unauthenticated
  limit_count: 60
  unit: requests/minute
  scope: per IP address, requests without an API key
handling:
  - Wait at least 60 seconds before retrying.
  - Use exponential backoff with jitter.
  - Combine with Idempotency-Key on POSTs so retried requests are not processed twice.
enterprise_overrides: Custom rate limits available via Method CSM.