New rate limits?

[Brendon Pierson]

We've been successfully using the API for the past few years but recently I've noticed we're getting a large number of 429 rate limited responses. "Requests from this IP are currently throttled due to exceeding the limit. Try again in 5 minutes."

Are there new rate limits in place? And if there are new rate limits could you publish what they are so we might avoid hitting them?

Thanks,

Brendon

[Data at the Point of Care (DPC) Community]

Hello,

Thanks for your question regarding rate limits. We're reviewing the information you shared and will get back to you shortly.

Thank you,

The DPC API Team

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[Data at the Point of Care (DPC) Community]

Hi,

Thanks for reaching out! The rate limit has been increased to 3000 requests per 5 minutes. Please let us know if you continue to experience 429 responses.

We’re always looking for ways to improve, so if you have any feedback or suggestions, we'd love to hear from you!

Let us know if you have any further questions!

Best,

The DPC API Team

Please be careful not to share either Personally Identifiable Information (PII) as defined in the Privacy Act of 1974 or Protected Health Information (PHI) when communicating with our team via email or in our Google Group. In certain circumstances, CMS may ask you to provide a data file to assist us in troubleshooting a problem that you bring to our attention. In those instances, we will provide you with instructions for how to handle the transmission.