Builder.io · Rate Limits

Builder Io Rate Limits

Builder.io does not publicly document explicit numeric rate limits for its Content, GraphQL, or Admin APIs. The platform uses CDN caching (stale-while- revalidate) to absorb read traffic, and advises keeping query cardinality low to maximize cache hit rates. The API returns HTTP 429 on throttling. Specific limits for write and admin operations may be available upon request from Builder.io support or enterprise sales. Agent Credits govern AI-feature consumption across all plans.

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

It captures 4 rate-limit definitions, measuring requests_per_minute and credits_per_month.

Limit state is signalled in the retryAfter response header, and 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 response codes documented for throttled.

Tagged areas include Rate Limiting.

4 Limits Exhausted: HTTP 429 retryAfter
Method: generated, dated 2026-06-12.
Written by API Evangelist on 2026-06-12 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

Content API CDN Read key
requests_per_minute · minute
-1
No publicly documented numeric limit. CDN layer (stale-while-revalidate) absorbs most read traffic. Keep userAttributes cardinality low to maximize cache hits.
GraphQL Content API Read key
requests_per_minute · minute
-1
No publicly documented numeric limit. GET requests preferred for caching. POST requests bypass CDN cache and are subject to origin rate limits not publicly disclosed.
Admin GraphQL API key
requests_per_minute · minute
-1
Private API authenticated via Bearer token. No publicly documented rate limits. Contact Builder.io support for enterprise-tier limits.
Agent Credits (AI Features) org
credits_per_month · month
75
Free tier: 75 credits/month, 25 credits/day. Pro and Team: 500 credits/month with rollover up to 2x monthly allocation. Enterprise: custom. Pay-as-you-go top-ups available at $25 per 500 credits on Pro+.

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