name: Zoho Creator API Rate Limits
description: API usage and throttle limits for Zoho Creator REST API v2.1
url: https://www.zoho.com/creator/help/api/v2.1/api-limits.html
version: v2.1

daily_limits:
  description: API usage limits calculated on a daily basis, resetting from 00:00 to 23:59 based on Super Admin account timezone
  note: Integration tasks in Deluge and invokeURL function calls to Creator APIs each consume one Developer API call toward daily limits
  plans:
    - plan: Free Edition
      developer_api_calls: 250
      developer_api_period: per day (account-wide)
      custom_api_calls: 100
      custom_api_period: per day (account-wide)

    - plan: Standard
      developer_api_calls: 250
      developer_api_period: per user per day
      custom_api_calls: 100
      custom_api_period: per user per day

    - plan: Professional
      developer_api_calls: 500
      developer_api_period: per user per day
      custom_api_calls: 250
      custom_api_period: per user per day

    - plan: Enterprise
      developer_api_calls: 1000
      developer_api_period: per user per day
      custom_api_calls: 500
      custom_api_period: per user per day

    - plan: Zoho One
      developer_api_calls: 1000
      developer_api_period: per user per day
      custom_api_calls: 500
      custom_api_period: per user per day

throttle_limits:
  per_minute:
    description: Rate limit applied per user per minute across all organizations
    limit: 50
    unit: API calls per user per minute
    publish_apis_note: Publish APIs are limited per IP address instead of per user
    http_status_on_exceed: 429

  concurrent_requests:
    description: Maximum simultaneous API calls allowed per account
    limit: 6
    unit: concurrent API calls per account
    publish_apis_note: Publish APIs are limited per IP address instead of per account
    http_status_on_exceed: 429

api_types:
  - name: Developer API
    description: Standard REST API calls for CRUD operations on forms, records, reports, files, and metadata
    base_url: https://creator.zoho.com/api/v2.1/

  - name: Custom API
    description: Developer-defined custom endpoints built within Zoho Creator applications

  - name: Publish API
    description: APIs for accessing records within published (public-facing) application components
    throttle_by: IP address

overage:
  description: Additional API calls can be purchased by upgrading the account from the Billing page
  url: https://www.zoho.com/creator/pricing.html