# Rate limits transcribed from the provider's own documentation — see provenance. Quoted, not derived.
generated: '2026-10-07'
method: searched
source: https://you.com/docs/rate-limits
sources:
- https://you.com/docs/rate-limits
provenance:
  tool: all/0-working/economics/harvest_ratelimits.py
  run: 20261007T122905
  grounding: every limit_text was found verbatim in the fetched page text
published: true
note: Per-endpoint per-second defaults for self-serve accounts; enterprise plans use custom contract limits.
limit_count: 5
limits:
- name: Web Search API default limit
  limit_text: 10 requests/second
  limit: 10
  window: second
  scope: endpoint
  plan: self-serve
  endpoint: /v1/search
- name: Contents API default limit
  limit_text: 10 requests/second
  limit: 10
  window: second
  scope: endpoint
  plan: self-serve
  endpoint: /v1/contents
- name: Answer API default limit
  limit_text: 10 requests/second
  limit: 10
  window: second
  scope: endpoint
  plan: self-serve
  endpoint: /v1/answer
- name: Research API default limit
  limit_text: 10 requests/second
  limit: 10
  window: second
  scope: endpoint
  plan: self-serve
  endpoint: /v1/research
- name: Finance Research API default limit
  limit_text: 5 requests/second
  limit: 5
  window: second
  scope: endpoint
  plan: self-serve
  endpoint: /v1/finance_research
headers:
- X-RateLimit-Limit
- X-RateLimit-Remaining
- X-RateLimit-Reset
- Retry-After
exceeded_status: 429