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: Shazam
providerId: shazam
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Music
  - Audio Recognition
  - Song Identification
  - Charts
  - RapidAPI
  - Rate Limiting
  - Quotas
description: >-
  ShazamKit (Apple's official framework) does not publish explicit rate limits; usage is bounded
  by Apple Developer Program terms. The third-party Shazam REST API on RapidAPI enforces per-minute
  rate limits that vary by subscription tier (60 req/min on Basic and Pro; 120 req/min on Pro Plus
  and Premium; 240 req/min on Elite and Ultimate) plus monthly quota caps. Exceeding limits returns
  HTTP 429. Only successful HTTP 200 responses count against monthly quotas.
notes: RapidAPI rate limits apply to the third-party apidojo Shazam wrapper. ShazamKit has no
  documented per-request throttle beyond Apple Developer Program terms of service.
sources:
  - https://rapidapi.com/apidojo/api/shazam/pricing
  - https://docs.rapidapi.com/v2.0/docs/api-pricing
  - https://zylalabs.com/api-marketplace/music/shazam+api/2219
responseCodes:
  throttled: 429
limits:
  - name: Basic plan — requests per minute
    scope: application
    metric: requests
    limit: 60 per 1 minute
    notes: Applies to Basic and Pro subscription tiers on RapidAPI.

  - name: Pro plan — requests per minute
    scope: application
    metric: requests
    limit: 60 per 1 minute
    notes: Same throttle as Basic; monthly quota increases to 5,000 requests.

  - name: Pro Plus plan — requests per minute
    scope: application
    metric: requests
    limit: 120 per 1 minute
    notes: Applies to Pro Plus and Premium subscription tiers.

  - name: Premium plan — requests per minute
    scope: application
    metric: requests
    limit: 120 per 1 minute
    notes: Same throttle as Pro Plus; monthly quota increases to 50,000 requests.

  - name: Elite plan — requests per minute
    scope: application
    metric: requests
    limit: 240 per 1 minute
    notes: Applies to Elite (200,000 req/month) tier.

  - name: Ultimate plan — requests per minute
    scope: application
    metric: requests
    limit: 240 per 1 minute
    notes: Applies to Ultimate (1,000,000 req/month) tier.

  - name: Basic monthly quota
    scope: application
    metric: requests
    limit: 2000 per 1 month
    notes: Only HTTP 200 successful responses count against quota.

  - name: Pro monthly quota
    scope: application
    metric: requests
    limit: 5000 per 1 month
    notes: Only HTTP 200 successful responses count against quota.

  - name: Pro Plus monthly quota
    scope: application
    metric: requests
    limit: 15000 per 1 month
    notes: Only HTTP 200 successful responses count against quota.

  - name: Premium monthly quota
    scope: application
    metric: requests
    limit: 50000 per 1 month
    notes: Only HTTP 200 successful responses count against quota.

  - name: Trial quota
    scope: application
    metric: requests
    limit: 50 per trial
    notes: 7-day free trial; only successful requests count.