name: Slite API Rate Limits
description: >-
  Slite enforces rate limits on its Public API to ensure fair usage across all
  customers. When a rate limit is exceeded, the API returns an HTTP 429 status
  with a message instructing callers to wait before retrying. Specific numeric
  thresholds are not publicly documented; developers should implement
  exponential backoff and retry logic. AI Ask query limits are governed by the
  plan tier rather than the API rate limiter.
url: https://developers.slite.com/
rateLimits:
  - name: API Rate Limit
    description: >-
      A global rate limit applies to all Public API endpoints at the base URL
      https://api.slite.com/v1. When exceeded, the API responds with HTTP 429
      and the message "You've reached the api rate limit. Please wait and retry
      later." Exact request-per-minute or request-per-hour thresholds are not
      published.
    type: global
    statusCode: 429
    errorMessage: "You've reached the api rate limit. Please wait and retry later."
    headers:
      - name: Retry-After
        description: Not currently published in the Slite API specification.
        documented: false
    guidance:
      - Implement exponential backoff on HTTP 429 responses.
      - Avoid high-frequency polling; use webhooks or scheduled batch jobs where possible.
      - Revoke and rotate API keys rather than sharing a single key across integrations.
  - name: AI Ask Query Limit
    description: >-
      The number of AI-powered Ask (natural language) queries is capped by
      pricing plan, not by a traditional API rate limit header. Standard plan
      users are limited to 30 Ask queries per user per month; Knowledge Suite
      plan users receive 100 queries per user per month.
    type: quota
    scope: user/month
    tiers:
      - plan: Standard
        limit: 30
        unit: queries/user/month
      - plan: Knowledge Suite
        limit: 100
        unit: queries/user/month
      - plan: Enterprise
        limit: custom
        unit: queries/user/month