CarsXE · Rate Limits

Carsxe Rate Limits

CarsXE limits are volume-based monthly quotas tied to the subscription, not per-second throttles. Replaces the 2026-05-04 scaffold, which asserted invented X-RateLimit-* headers and a 10 rpm free tier that CarsXE does not publish.

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

It captures 39 rate-limit definitions, across the sandbox, starter, pro, and enterprise tiers, measuring successful_calls and units.

Limit state is signalled in the limit, remaining, reset, and retryAfter response headers.

The profile also includes response codes documented for quotaExceeded, planNotIncluded, and serviceUnavailable.

Tagged areas include Automotive, Vehicles, VIN, Vehicle Data, and License Plate.

39 Limits Quota: 429 limitremainingresetretryAfter

Transcribed from the provider's documentation on 2026-09-05 — carsxe.com/docs/rate-limits.

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AutomotiveVehiclesVINVehicle DataLicense PlateOCRAutomobilesRecallsMarket ValueVehicle HistoryMCPAgents

Limits

account

all

successful_calls · per lifetime

100/lifetime

shared pool

account

market_value

successful_calls · per lifetime

5/lifetime

account

history

successful_calls · per lifetime

1/lifetime

account

lien_theft

successful_calls · per lifetime

5/lifetime

account

recalls_batch

successful_calls · per lifetime

5/lifetime

account

specifications

successful_calls · per month

2000/month

account

international_vin_decoder

successful_calls · per month

10/month

account

plate_decoder

successful_calls · per month

10/month

account

us_plate_decoder

successful_calls · per month

20/month

account

images

successful_calls · per month

1000/month

account

vehicle_recalls

successful_calls · per month

50/month

account

vehicle_recalls_ymm

successful_calls · per month

50/month

account

bulk_recall_batch

units · per month

200/month

1 unit per VIN

account

plate_image_recognition

successful_calls · per month

200/month

account

vin_optical_character_recognition

successful_calls · per month

200/month

account

obd_codes_decoder

successful_calls · per month

500/month

account

year_make_model

successful_calls · per month

2000/month

account

year_make_model_options

successful_calls · per month

2000/month

account

market_value

successful_calls · per month

0/month

overage-only

account

history

successful_calls · per month

0/month

overage-only

account

lien_theft

successful_calls · per month

0/month

overage-only

account

ownership

successful_calls · per month

0/month

Enterprise product; overage-only elsewhere

account

specifications

successful_calls · per month

25000/month

account

international_vin_decoder

successful_calls · per month

100/month

account

plate_decoder

successful_calls · per month

100/month

account

us_plate_decoder

successful_calls · per month

500/month

account

images

successful_calls · per month

15000/month

account

vehicle_recalls

successful_calls · per month

500/month

account

vehicle_recalls_ymm

successful_calls · per month

500/month

account

bulk_recall_batch

units · per month

1000/month

1 unit per VIN

account

plate_image_recognition

successful_calls · per month

1000/month

account

vin_optical_character_recognition

successful_calls · per month

1000/month

account

obd_codes_decoder

successful_calls · per month

2000/month

account

year_make_model

successful_calls · per month

25000/month

account

year_make_model_options

successful_calls · per month

25000/month

account

market_value

successful_calls · per month

0/month

overage-only

account

history

successful_calls · per month

0/month

overage-only

account

lien_theft

successful_calls · per month

0/month

overage-only

account

all

successful_calls · per month

custom quotas set in contract

Sources

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