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: QuickNode
providerId: quicknode
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
- Blockchain
- RPC
- Streams
- IPFS
- Multi-chain
- Rate Limiting
description: QuickNode enforces per-endpoint requests-per-second rate limits scaled
  by plan tier and a monthly request credits cap.
notes: Method credits vary; archive and trace cost more. Streams and Webhooks have
  separate quotas.
sources:
- https://www.quicknode.com/pricing
- https://www.quicknode.com/docs/general-reference/rate-limits
responseCodes:
  throttled: 429
limits:
- name: Free Throughput
  scope: endpoint
  metric: requests_per_second
  limit: 15
  notes: Free plan rate cap.
- name: Build Throughput
  scope: endpoint
  metric: requests_per_second
  limit: 50
  notes: Build plan.
- name: Scale Throughput
  scope: endpoint
  metric: requests_per_second
  limit: 200
  notes: Scale plan.
- name: Business Throughput
  scope: endpoint
  metric: requests_per_second
  limit: 800
  notes: Business plan.
- name: Monthly Requests
  scope: account
  metric: requests
  limit: see plan
  notes: Monthly request credits.
policies:
- name: Backoff Strategy
  description: Exponential backoff on 429; honor Retry-After.
- name: Endpoint Sharding
  description: Spread load across endpoints to lift effective throughput.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com