Battle.net · Rate Limits

Battle Net Rate Limits

Battle.net Developer APIs enforce two simultaneous limits per OAuth client (Client ID) — 100 requests per second and 36,000 requests per hour — across all regional API hosts (US/EU/KR/TW). Limits are not raised via a paid plan; applications expecting heavier load must contact Blizzard Developer Relations for partner-tier access.

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

It captures 2 rate-limit definitions, measuring requests_per_second and requests_per_hour.

An exhausted limit returns HTTP 429.

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.

The profile also includes 4 backoff/retry policies defined and response codes documented for throttled.

Tagged areas include Games, Gaming, Blizzard, and Rate Limiting.

2 Limits Exhausted: HTTP 429
Method: generated, dated 2026-05-05.
Written by API Evangelist on 2026-05-05 and not verified against a page the provider published. Treat every limit as unconfirmed until a dated transcription replaces it.
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Limits

Per-second rate (per client) oauth-client
requests_per_second · second
100
Hard limit applied per OAuth Client ID across all regional hosts.
Per-hour rate (per client) oauth-client
requests_per_hour · hour
36000
Hard limit applied per OAuth Client ID across all regional hosts.

Policies

Backoff Strategy
Use exponential backoff with jitter on 429 responses. Spread workload across the per-second window rather than bursting.
OAuth Client Scoping
Limits are tracked per Client ID, not per access token. Issuing additional tokens against the same client does not raise the ceiling.
Regional Hosts
us.api.blizzard.com / eu.api.blizzard.com / kr.api.blizzard.com / tw.api.blizzard.com share a single per-client quota.
Partner Access
Higher limits require a partner agreement with Blizzard Developer Relations; there is no self-serve paid tier.

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