specification: API Commons Rate Limits
specificationVersion: '0.1'
provider: Track-POD
providerId: track-pod
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Rate Limits
  - Throttling
description: Track-POD API 2.0 publishes two stacked request-rate caps and a bulk-import quota. There is no documented monthly quota at the API layer beyond the plan's included order count.
sources:
  - https://api.track-pod.com/index.html
  - https://www.track-pod.com/blog/track-pod-api-explained/
scope: per-api-key
limits:
  - name: requests_per_second
    type: request-rate
    metric: requests
    window:
      duration: 1
      unit: second
    limit: 20
    description: Burst limit measured per API key.
  - name: requests_per_minute
    type: request-rate
    metric: requests
    window:
      duration: 1
      unit: minute
    limit: 400
    description: Sustained limit measured per API key.
  - name: bulk_order_size
    type: payload-size
    metric: orders
    window:
      duration: 1
      unit: request
    limit: 500
    description: Maximum number of orders in a single POST /Order/Bulk request.
inspection:
  endpoint: GET /Test
  description: Track-POD exposes a /Test endpoint that reflects the caller's current authorization state and rate-limit consumption, intended for client self-diagnosis.
restrictions:
  - name: Restricted API Keys
    description: Track-POD supports restricted API keys that can be scoped by allowed IP address, HTTP method, and domain, enabling least-privilege third-party integrations.
    source: https://www.track-pod.com/blog/restricted-api-access/