doordash · Rate Limits
Doordash Rate Limits
DoorDash Drive enforces a default platform rate limit of approximately 300 requests per 60-second window per developer access key. The same limit applies to sandbox and production. For load or resiliency tests, DoorDash requires advance notice (at least 3 days) via the Support page so they can adjust the limit.
Doordash Rate Limits is the machine-readable rate-limit profile for doordash on the APIs.io network, conforming to the API Commons Rate Limits specification.
It captures 1 rate-limit definition, measuring requests_per_minute.
The profile also includes 3 backoff/retry policies defined and response codes documented for throttled.
Tagged areas include Delivery, Logistics, Last Mile, and Rate Limiting.
1 Limits
Throttle: 429
DeliveryLogisticsLast MileRate Limiting
Limits
Drive API default access-key
300
Documented as ~300 requests in any 60-second window. Same limit applies to sandbox and production.
Policies
Backoff Strategy
Clients should implement exponential backoff with jitter on 429 responses.
Load Testing Coordination
Notify DoorDash via the Support page at least 3 days before any load or resiliency testing so the rate limit can be adjusted.
Sandbox Parity
Sandbox and production share the same throttle; sandbox keys are free for experimentation.