name: Verifone API Rate Limits
description: >-
  Verifone does not publish specific rate limit thresholds in public
  documentation for its payment APIs. Rate limits are enforced at the
  environment level (sandbox vs production) and may differ by API type and
  merchant plan. Sandbox environments are intended for integration testing and
  carry lower effective throughput than production. Contact Verifone support
  for production rate limit specifics applicable to your integration.
provider: verifone
url: https://docs.verifone.com
rate-limits:
  - name: Sandbox Environment
    description: >-
      Sandbox API environments at cst.test-gsc.vfims.com (global) and
      uscst-gb.gsc.vficloud.net (US) are throttled for testing purposes.
      Specific thresholds are not published but are lower than production.
      Use separate sandbox API keys from production keys.
    environment: sandbox
    scope: all APIs
    limit: Not publicly specified
    window: N/A
    notes: >-
      Use distinct sandbox API keys. Do not use production credentials in
      sandbox. Sandbox is for integration testing only.

  - name: Production Environment
    description: >-
      Production API environments across EMEA (emea.gsc.verifone.cloud),
      US (us.gsc.verifone.cloud), and NZ (nz.gsc.verifone.cloud) support
      live payment processing. Specific rate limits are not published and
      are set based on merchant agreement and plan tier.
    environment: production
    scope: all APIs
    limit: Not publicly specified
    window: N/A
    notes: >-
      Rate limits are governed by merchant agreement. High-volume merchants
      should negotiate throughput requirements with Verifone sales before
      going live. Server-to-server API processing requires SAQ D PCI
      accreditation.

  - name: VHQ Device Management API
    description: >-
      The VHQ REST API for device management has version-specific endpoints
      (v1.6+) and supports geo-location features as of February 2026.
      Rate limits are not publicly documented and are governed by the
      enterprise agreement.
    environment: production
    scope: VHQ API
    limit: Not publicly specified
    window: N/A
    notes: >-
      VHQ API access requires enterprise agreement. Contact Verifone for
      throughput specifications applicable to your terminal estate size.