# Rate limiting
# What is a rate limit?
A rate limit is simply a limit on the number of times a client can make a request to the API in a given period of time. This helps maintain a balanced load on our servers, and prevents people misusing the API.
# Civillo API rate limits
| Time frame | Max number of requests |
|---|---|
| Per second | 1 |
| Per minute | 30 |
| Per hour | 1800 |
| Per day | 12000 |
# What happens if I exceed the rate limit?
In the event you exceed the rate limit you will simply receive a 429 Too Many Requests response from our servers, along with a message
detailing which specific limit was surpassed. You will have to wait for that period of time to elapse before you can start making requests again.