rate_limits:
  notes: >
    NOWPayments does not publicly document specific numeric rate limits in their
    API documentation as of June 2026. The platform advertises 99.99% uptime and
    350ms average response times. Mass Payouts API supports thousands of
    transactions in a single API call. For enterprise-level rate limit details,
    contact partners@nowpayments.io.

  performance:
    average_response_time_ms: 350
    uptime_sla: "99.99%"
    simultaneous_transactions: 1000
    average_transaction_completion_min: 5

  authentication:
    api_key_header: x-api-key
    jwt_bearer: required for payouts and payment list endpoints
    jwt_validity_minutes: 5
    jwt_endpoint: "https://api.nowpayments.io/v1/auth"

  sandbox:
    base_url: "https://api.sandbox.nowpayments.io/v1"
    description: Full test environment with no real transactions or costs.