name: Otter.ai API Rate Limits
description: >-
  Rate limits for the Otter.ai REST API. The public API is available to Enterprise
  plan customers only and requires enablement through an Otter account manager.
  Rate limits are enforced per API key and vary by subscription tier. Exceeding
  limits returns HTTP 429 Too Many Requests; exponential backoff is recommended.
version: '0.1'
url: https://otter.ai/api/docs/
limits:
  - name: Pro Plan API Rate Limit
    description: Request rate limit for Pro tier API access
    plan: Pro
    requests: 60
    period: minute
    unit: requests_per_minute
    error_code: 429
    error_message: Too Many Requests
    retry_strategy: exponential_backoff
  - name: Enterprise Plan API Rate Limit
    description: >-
      Request rate limit for Enterprise tier API access. Enterprise customers
      receive significantly higher throughput to support production workloads.
    plan: Enterprise
    requests: 500
    period: minute
    unit: requests_per_minute
    error_code: 429
    error_message: Too Many Requests
    retry_strategy: exponential_backoff
  - name: Basic Plan Transcription Limit
    description: Monthly transcription minute cap for Basic (free) accounts
    plan: Basic
    limit: 300
    unit: minutes_per_month
    scope: transcription
  - name: Pro Plan Transcription Limit
    description: Monthly in-app transcription minute cap for Pro accounts
    plan: Pro
    limit: 1200
    unit: minutes_per_month
    scope: transcription
  - name: Pro Plan File Import Limit
    description: Monthly audio/video file import limit for Pro accounts
    plan: Pro
    limit: 10
    unit: imports_per_month
    scope: file_import
  - name: Business Plan File Import Limit
    description: Monthly imported file transcription minutes for Business accounts
    plan: Business
    limit: 6000
    unit: minutes_per_month
    scope: file_import
  - name: Basic Plan Meeting Length
    description: Maximum duration for a single transcribed conversation on Basic plan
    plan: Basic
    limit: 30
    unit: minutes_per_meeting
    scope: meeting_length
  - name: Pro Plan Meeting Length
    description: Maximum duration for a single transcribed conversation on Pro plan
    plan: Pro
    limit: 90
    unit: minutes_per_meeting
    scope: meeting_length
  - name: Business Plan Meeting Length
    description: Maximum duration for a single transcribed conversation on Business plan
    plan: Business
    limit: 240
    unit: minutes_per_meeting
    scope: meeting_length
authentication:
  type: Bearer Token
  description: >-
    API requests are authenticated using bearer tokens generated from the Otter
    developer dashboard. Include the token in the Authorization header as
    "Authorization: Bearer {API_KEY}". OAuth is also supported for Enterprise
    SSO configurations.