API Limits

Axiom limits the number of calls a user can make over a certain period of time.

Rate Limits

Rate limits vary and are specified by the following header in all responses:

HeaderDescription
X-RateLimit-ScopeIndicates if the limits counts against the organisation or personal rate limit.
X-RateLimit-LimitThe maximum number of requests a user is permitted to make per minute.
X-RateLimit-RemainingThe number of requests remaining in the current rate limit window.
X-RateLimit-ResetThe time at which the current rate limit window resets in UTC epoch seconds.

Possible values for X-RateLimit-Scope :

  • user
  • organization

When the rate limit is exceeded, an error is returned with the status "429 Too Many Requests":

{
    "message": "rate limit exceeded",
}

Query Limits

HeaderDescription
X-QueryLimit-LimitThe query cost limit of your plan in Gigabyte Milliseconds (GB*ms).
X-QueryLimit-RemainingThe remaining query Gigabyte Milliseconds.
X-QueryLimit-ResetThe time at which the current rate limit window resets in UTC epoch seconds.

Ingest Limits

HeaderDescription
X-IngestLimit-LimitThe maximum bytes ingested a user is permitted to make per month.
X-IngestLimit-RemainingThe bytes ingested remaining in the current rate limit window.
X-IngestLimit-ResetThe time at which the current rate limit window resets in UTC epoch seconds.

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