Easy way to perform a health check on the adwords api?

[hc...@eyereturn.com]

Hello,

I've been hitting api rate limits recently and wanted to ask gurus out here if there was an easy way to be proactive and check the health status of the api.

To be more precise, is there a way to check the status of the rate limits (health check), without actually performing a report download? like a "/health" endpoint or hints from the http response that rate limits are approaching. 

Thanks in advance,

Hyun.

[Shwetha Vastrad (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Hyun,

I'm afraid there isn't a way to check if you are close to hitting any rate limits associated with AdWords API. Rate limits fluctuate based on different variables, including server load at the time. You can implement some of the strategies listed here to mitigate the RateExceededError. If you see that you are frequently hitting the rate limit associated with your developer token, you can consider applying for standard access for your token by filling out this application form. 

Regards,

Shwetha, AdWords API Team.