name: PancakeSwap API Rate Limits
description: >
  PancakeSwap's public REST APIs are openly accessible with no API key requirement.
  The Info API v2 (api.pancakeswap.info) applies response caching of 5 minutes
  (300 seconds) to all endpoints. There are no documented hard rate limits for
  the Info or Profile APIs. Subgraph query rate limits depend on the hosting
  provider (The Graph Protocol or NodeReal) and may vary by plan.
rateLimits:
  - name: Info API v2 Cache TTL
    description: >
      All responses from the PancakeSwap Info API v2 are cached for 5 minutes.
      Requests within that window return cached data. This effectively functions
      as a soft rate limit on data freshness rather than a request throttle.
    api: PancakeSwap Info API v2
    baseURL: https://api.pancakeswap.info
    type: cache
    ttl: 300
    unit: seconds
    endpoints:
      - /api/v2/summary
      - /api/v2/tokens
      - /api/v2/tokens/{address}
      - /api/v2/pairs

  - name: The Graph Hosted Service Query Limits
    description: >
      The Graph hosted service endpoints apply query rate limits and may throttle
      high-frequency requests. Decentralized network queries require GRT token
      payment per query. Specific numeric limits are set by The Graph Protocol
      and may vary by subgraph and network conditions.
    api: PancakeSwap Subgraphs (The Graph)
    type: query-based
    notes: >
      Rate limits enforced by The Graph Protocol. See
      https://thegraph.com/docs/en/querying/querying-the-graph/ for current limits.

  - name: NodeReal MegaNode Query Limits
    description: >
      NodeReal MegaNode API Marketplace applies rate limits based on the selected
      subscription tier. Free and developer tiers have lower CU (Compute Unit)
      allowances, while enterprise plans offer higher throughput.
    api: PancakeSwap Exchange V2 Subgraph (BSC via NodeReal)
    type: compute-unit
    notes: >
      Limits vary by NodeReal plan. See https://nodereal.io/meganode for current
      pricing and CU allocations.

  - name: Profile API (No Published Limits)
    description: >
      The PancakeSwap Profile API does not document explicit rate limits.
      Standard fair-use expectations apply. POST /users/register requires
      on-chain wallet signature validation which provides inherent throttling.
    api: PancakeSwap Profile API
    baseURL: https://profile.pancakeswap.com/api
    type: undocumented
    notes: >
      No explicit rate limit documentation found. Fair-use access assumed.