name: Zapier API Rate Limits
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: Zapier
providerId: zapier
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-04'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Rate Limiting
  - Workflow
description: Zapier polling intervals + task throughput vary by plan.
sources:
  - https://zapier.com/pricing
  - https://zapier.com/help/account/billing-pricing/zap-and-task-usage-and-limits
headers: {}
responseCodes:
  throttled: 429
limits:
  - name: Polling interval (Free)
    scope: zap
    metric: minutes_between_polls
    limit: 15
  - name: Polling interval (Professional)
    scope: zap
    metric: minutes_between_polls
    limit: 2
  - name: Polling interval (Team/Enterprise)
    scope: zap
    metric: minutes_between_polls
    limit: 1
  - name: Tasks per second
    scope: account
    metric: tasks_per_second
    limit: tier-based
  - name: Webhook payload size
    scope: request
    metric: MB
    limit: 10