Rates and Limits

Rates and Limits JSON API

Keyless, unauthenticated REST-style JSON API serving US tax, payroll, benefits, and wage figures with bundled provenance. Includes a self-describing catalog (index.json) and a bulk current-figures endpoint (latest.json).

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://ratesandlimits.com/api/
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APIReference
https://ratesandlimits.com/api/
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Authentication
https://artifacts.apis.io/rates-and-limits/authentication/rates-and-limits-authentication.yml
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RateLimits
https://artifacts.apis.io/rates-and-limits/rate-limits/rates-and-limits-rate-limits.yml

Other Resources

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LLMsTxt
https://ratesandlimits.com/llms.txt
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TermsOfService
https://ratesandlimits.com/terms
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PrivacyPolicy
https://ratesandlimits.com/privacy
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Support
https://ratesandlimits.com/contact
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Conventions
https://artifacts.apis.io/rates-and-limits/conventions/rates-and-limits-conventions.yml
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Plans
https://artifacts.apis.io/rates-and-limits/plans/rates-and-limits-plans-pricing.yml
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Components
https://artifacts.apis.io/rates-and-limits/components/rates-and-limits-components.yml
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DataModel
https://artifacts.apis.io/rates-and-limits/data-model/rates-and-limits-data-model.yml
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Lifecycle
https://artifacts.apis.io/rates-and-limits/lifecycle/rates-and-limits-lifecycle.yml
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MCPServer
https://artifacts.apis.io/rates-and-limits/mcp/rates-and-limits-mcp.yml
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APIsJSON
https://artifacts.apis.io/rates-and-limits/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Rates and Limits JSON API
description: Keyless, unauthenticated REST-style JSON API serving US tax, payroll, benefits, and wage
  figures with bundled provenance. Includes a self-describing catalog (index.json) and a bulk current-figures
  endpoint (latest.json).
humanURL: https://ratesandlimits.com/api/
baseURL: https://ratesandlimits.com/api/v1/
tags:
- Tax
- Payroll
- Benefits
- IRS
- Minimum Wage
- Open Data
- Government
- Compliance
- Fintech
- Human Resources
- Reference Data
- JSON
- Llms.txt
tags_raw:
- tax
- payroll
- benefits
- irs
- minimum-wage
- open-data
- government
- compliance
- fintech
- hr
- reference-data
- json
- llms-txt
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://ratesandlimits.com/api/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://ratesandlimits.com/api/
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: https://ratesandlimits.com/llms.txt
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://ratesandlimits.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://ratesandlimits.com/privacy
- type: Support
  url: https://ratesandlimits.com/contact
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/rates-and-limits-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/rates-and-limits-conventions.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/rates-and-limits-rate-limits.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/rates-and-limits-plans-pricing.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/rates-and-limits-components.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/rates-and-limits-data-model.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/rates-and-limits-lifecycle.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/rates-and-limits-mcp.yml