API rate limit question

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November 28, 2023
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I am iterating over several thousands of profiles to update them. Am I reading this correctly?
https://developers.klaviyo.com/en/reference/update_profile
It says Steady: 700/m for the rate limit? Does this mean I can update 700 per minute ongoing without a problem?

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Best answer by Brian Turcotte

Hi @kenw232!

To answer your first question, yes, 700/m as long as you stay under the burst limit.

As far as your second question about the documentation, the sizes S, M, L, and XL apply to the different limits for endpoints, not accounts - each endpoint may be subject to a different rate limit based on that scale.

I hope this helps!

Best,

Brian

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kenw232Author

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From a single IP address I mean.

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kenw232Author

Contributor IV

And what is S M L XL?

Unless otherwise documented, all API endpoints use one of the following rate limits:

    S: 3/s burst; 60/m steady
    M: 10/s burst; 150/m steady
    L: 75/s burst; 700/m steady
    XL: 350/s burst; 3500/m steady

from https://developers.klaviyo.com/en/docs/rate_limits_and_error_handling
What is my account then? How do I know if I’m an S? And if so why does https://developers.klaviyo.com/en/reference/update_profile say 700/m? now its 60m?

Brian TurcotteAnswer

Klaviyo Alum

Hi @kenw232!

To answer your first question, yes, 700/m as long as you stay under the burst limit.

As far as your second question about the documentation, the sizes S, M, L, and XL apply to the different limits for endpoints, not accounts - each endpoint may be subject to a different rate limit based on that scale.

I hope this helps!

Best,

Brian

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