name: Redis API Rate Limits
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: Redis Cloud
providerId: redis
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-04'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Rate Limiting
  - Database
description: Redis Cloud throughput scales with shard count and plan.
sources:
  - https://redis.io/pricing/
  - https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/api/get-started/
headers: {}
responseCodes:
  throttled: 429
limits:
  - name: Cloud API
    scope: account
    metric: requests_per_minute
    limit: 60
    timeFrame: minute
  - name: Database throughput (Free)
    scope: database
    metric: ops_per_second
    limit: 30
  - name: Database throughput (Essentials)
    scope: database
    metric: ops_per_second
    limit: varies (100-25K)
  - name: Database throughput (Pro)
    scope: database
    metric: ops_per_second
    limit: scales with shards