name: Zoho Analytics API Rate Limits
description: Rate limits and API unit consumption details for the Zoho Analytics REST API v2
url: https://www.zoho.com/analytics/api/v2/api-limits-pricing/api-frequency.html
frequency_limits:
  description: Maximum number of API requests allowed per minute, by API type
  window: 1 minute
  limits:
    - type: DML
      description: Data Manipulation Language operations (add, update, delete rows)
      requests_per_minute: 100
    - type: BULK
      description: Bulk data import and export operations
      requests_per_minute: 40
    - type: METADATA
      description: Metadata and administrative operations
      requests_per_minute: 60
    - type: OVERALL
      description: Combined total across all API types
      requests_per_minute: 100
  error_code: 6045
  error_description: Returned when request frequency exceeds allowed thresholds
daily_api_unit_limits:
  description: Daily API unit quotas by pricing plan
  plans:
    - plan: Free
      daily_units: 1000
    - plan: Basic
      daily_units: 4000
    - plan: Standard
      daily_units: 10000
    - plan: Premium
      daily_units: 30000
    - plan: Enterprise
      daily_units: 100000
  error_codes:
    - code: 6043
      description: Daily API unit limit exceeded
    - code: 6044
      description: Daily API unit limit exceeded (secondary)
  notes:
    - Add-on units can be purchased to supplement plan limits
api_unit_costs:
  description: Number of API units consumed per operation
  bulk_operations:
    - operation: Import APPEND or TRUNCATEADD
      units: 10 per 1000 rows
    - operation: Import UPDATEADD
      units: 15 per 1000 rows
    - operation: Export Chart/Dashboard Image/PDF
      units: 10-15 per request
    - operation: Export View as PDF
      units: 5 per 1000 rows
    - operation: Export CSV/JSON and other formats
      units: 3 per 1000 rows
    - operation: Workspace Copy (no data)
      units: 25 per request
    - operation: Workspace Copy (with data)
      units: 25 per request plus 1 per 1000 rows
  dml_operations:
    - operation: Add single row
      units: 0.1 per request
    - operation: Update rows
      units: 0.3 per request
    - operation: Delete rows
      units: 0.1 per request
  metadata_operations:
    - operation: Job status check
      units: 0 per request
    - operation: General metadata operations
      units: 0.1-5 per request
    - operation: Add columns
      units: 15 per request