AcoustID · Rate Limits

Acoustid Rate Limits

Rate limiting policies for the AcoustID audio fingerprinting REST API. Free non-commercial use is limited to 3 requests per second. Commercial plans through acoustid.biz have no rate limiting.

Acoustid Rate Limits is the machine-readable rate-limit profile for AcoustID on the APIs.io network, in the API Commons Rate Limits shape.

It captures 2 rate-limit definitions.

This profile was written by API Evangelist and has not been verified against a page the provider published; treat every limit as unconfirmed until a dated transcription replaces it.

Tagged areas include Audio, Fingerprinting, Music, MusicBrainz, and Open Source.

2 Limits
Method: generated.
Written by API Evangelist and not verified against a page the provider published. Treat every limit as unconfirmed until a dated transcription replaces it.
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AudioFingerprintingMusicMusicBrainzOpen SourceIdentification

Limits

Free (Non-Commercial)
Non-commercial and open source applications must not exceed 3 requests per second. Exceeding this limit may result in throttling or access restrictions.
Commercial (Small / Medium / Large)
All paid commercial plans through acoustid.biz have no rate limiting imposed. Search volume is metered and billed monthly based on actual usage.

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