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Rate limit tiers

TinyFn uses rate limiting to ensure fair usage and maintain API stability.
PlanPriceRequests/monthRequests/minute
Free$010010
Starter$5/mo10,000100
Pro$15/mo100,0001,000

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Rate limit headers

Every API response includes headers showing your current usage: 
X-RateLimit-Limit: 100
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 95
X-RateLimit-Reset: 1640995200
HeaderDescription
X-RateLimit-LimitYour rate limit per minute
X-RateLimit-RemainingRequests remaining in current window
X-RateLimit-ResetUnix timestamp when the limit resets

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Rate limit exceeded

When you exceed your rate limit, you’ll receive a 429 Too Many Requests response: 
{
  "error": "Rate limit exceeded",
  "code": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
  "retry_after": 60
}

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Best practices

When you receive a 429 response, wait before retrying:
import time

def make_request_with_retry(url, max_retries=3):
    for attempt in range(max_retries):
        response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
        if response.status_code == 429:
            wait_time = 2 ** attempt  # 1, 2, 4 seconds
            time.sleep(wait_time)
            continue
        return response
    raise Exception("Max retries exceeded")
For endpoints with stable outputs (like validation), cache results to reduce API calls.
Where possible, combine multiple operations into fewer requests.

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