Datacite Rate Limits
DataCite enforces rate limits on all API requests to ensure system performance and stability. Limits are tiered by authentication status. The firewall enforces limits per IP address on a 5-minute rolling window. When the rate limit is exceeded the API returns HTTP 429. For large-scale bulk operations (100,000+ POST/PUT requests to /dois in a single day), DataCite recommends staying within 300-500 requests per 5-minute window and contacting support in advance.
Datacite Rate Limits is the machine-readable rate-limit profile for DataCite on the APIs.io network, conforming to the API Commons Rate Limits specification.
It captures 5 rate-limit definitions, measuring http_requests.
Tagged areas include DOI, Persistent Identifiers, Scholarly Metadata, Research Data, and Open Science.