Rate Limits - Pipedream

Pipedream rate limits

The following rate limits apply to all Connect API endpoints:

Name	Endpoint	Request Limit	Scope
Create Connect Token	`POST /token`	100 per minute	Per external user
Account Management	`GET \| DELETE /accounts/*`	2,000 per 5 minutes	Per project
List Tools	`GET /components/*`	3,000 per 5 minutes	Per project

Need higher limits? Contact our support team to discuss your requirements.

Custom rate limits

You can set custom rate limits for your users to control their usage of the Connect API and prevent runaway requests or abuse.

Create rate limit

Create a rate limit by specifying a time window and maximum requests allowed within that window. The API returns a rate_limit_token that you include in subsequent Connect API requests.

POST /rate_limits

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`window_size_seconds`	integer	Time window duration in seconds
`requests_per_window`	integer	Maximum requests allowed per window

Example request

# First, obtain an OAuth access token
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/oauth/token \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "grant_type": "client_credentials",
    "client_id": "{oauth_client_id}",
    "client_secret": "{oauth_client_secret}"
  }'

# Create the rate limit
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/rate_limits \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "window_size_seconds": 10,
    "requests_per_window": 1000
  }'

Response

{
  "token": "CiKpqRdTmNwLfhzSvYxBjAkMnVbXuQrWeZyHgPtJsDcEvFpLnE"
}

Using rate limit tokens

Include the rate_limit_token in the x-pd-rate-limit header for all Connect API requests:

curl -X POST "https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-pd-rate-limit: {rate_limit_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "user123",
    "id": "gitlab-list-commits",
    "configured_props": {
      "gitlab": {
        "authProvisionId": "apn_kVh9AoD"
      },
      "projectId": 45672541,
      "refName": "main"
    }
  }'

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​Pipedream rate limits

​Custom rate limits

​Create rate limit

​Parameters

​Example request

​Response

​Using rate limit tokens