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: Shippo
providerId: shippo
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
  - Shipping
description: Shippo REST API rate limits per token.
sources:
  - https://goshippo.com/pricing/api
  - https://docs.goshippo.com/shippoapi/public-api/
headers:
  retryAfter: Retry-After
responseCodes:
  throttled: 429
limits:
  - name: REST API (default)
    scope: token
    metric: requests_per_minute
    limit: 250
    timeFrame: minute
  - name: Webhook deliveries
    scope: endpoint
    metric: concurrent
    limit: high