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: SurveyMonkey
providerId: surveymonkey
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:
- Surveys
- Market Research
- Feedback
- NPS
- Forms
- Rate Limiting
- Quotas
- Throttling
description: >-
  SurveyMonkey API v3 rate limits depend on the application stage. Draft and
  Private apps are limited to 120 requests/minute and a daily ceiling
  starting at 500 calls/day. Public apps published to the SurveyMonkey App
  Directory can make up to 500,000 requests/day. 429 responses are returned
  when limits are exceeded.
notes: >-
  Apps must be deployed within 90 days of registration. Public apps require
  SurveyMonkey review.
sources:
- https://api.surveymonkey.com/v3/docs#rate-limits
- https://api.surveymonkey.com/v3/docs#authentication
responseCodes:
  throttled: 429
headers:
- name: X-Ratelimit-App-Global-Minute-Limit
  description: Per-minute global app cap.
- name: X-Ratelimit-App-Global-Minute-Remaining
  description: Calls remaining this minute.
- name: X-Ratelimit-App-Global-Day-Limit
  description: Per-day global app cap.
- name: X-Ratelimit-App-Global-Day-Remaining
  description: Calls remaining today.
limits:
- name: Draft / Private app — per minute
  scope: app
  metric: requests
  limit: 120
  timeFrame: 1m
- name: Draft / Private app — per day
  scope: app
  metric: requests
  limit: 500
  timeFrame: 1d
  notes: Can be raised after deployment.
- name: Public app — per day
  scope: app
  metric: requests
  limit: 500000
  timeFrame: 1d
policies:
- name: Backoff Strategy
  description: Honor 429 retry hints and inspect X-Ratelimit-* headers for available capacity.
- name: OAuth scopes
  description: Some scopes require paid plans (Advantage / Premier / Enterprise).
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com