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Etsy Rate Limits

Etsy Open API v3 publishes application-based rate limits applied at the API key level for both public-auth and private-auth requests. Each Application receives a per-second (QPS) allowance and a 24-hour sliding-window per-day (QPD) allowance. The defaults documented in the developer portal example are 10 requests per second and 10,000 requests per day for new commercial apps; the publicly cited example in the rate limits documentation shows higher allowances (QPS 150, QPD 100,000) for apps that have been upgraded. Per-application limits can be raised by emailing developer@etsy.com with the application description and projected usage. Limits apply to every API key uniformly — there is no separate sandbox/test-mode tier.

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

It captures 5 rate-limit definitions, measuring requests_per_second, requests_per_day, and varies.

Limit state is signalled in the limitPerSecond, remainingThisSecond, limitPerDay, and remainingToday response headers, 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 6 backoff/retry policies defined and response codes documented for throttled and quotaExceeded.

Tagged areas include Rate Limiting, Marketplace, Open API v3, Throttling, and Quotas.

5 Limits Exhausted: HTTP 429 Quota: 429 limitPerSecondremainingThisSecondlimitPerDayremainingToday
Method: generated, dated 2026-05-30.
Written by API Evangelist on 2026-05-30 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 Requests (Default Commercial App) key
requests_per_second · second
10
Default QPS allowance for a newly approved commercial application (Application tier). Visible in the Developer Portal under "Your Apps."
Per-Day Requests (Default Commercial App) key
requests_per_day · day
10000
Default 24-hour sliding-window quota for a newly approved commercial application. Visible in the Developer Portal.
Per-Second Requests (Documented Upgraded Example) key
requests_per_second · second
150
Example QPS allowance shown in the Etsy rate limits documentation; reflects an upgraded application that has requested higher capacity.
Per-Day Requests (Documented Upgraded Example) key
requests_per_day · day
100000
Example QPD allowance shown in the Etsy rate limits documentation; reflects an upgraded application that has requested higher capacity.
Per-Application Custom Limits key
varies
application-specific; visible in the Etsy Developer Portal
Each Application has its own per-second and per-day limits set by Etsy. Limit headers on responses (x-limit-per-second, x-limit-per-day) reflect the actual numbers in force for the API key making the call.

Policies

HTTP 429 + Retry-After
When either the per-second or per-day allowance is exhausted, Etsy returns HTTP 429 with a retry-after header indicating how long to wait before retrying. Clients MUST respect this header.
Exponential Backoff
Etsy recommends exponential backoff when 429s persist. Use the retry-after value as a floor for the wait time.
Pre-emptive Throttling via Headers
Every 2xx response includes x-limit-per-second, x-remaining-this-second, x-limit-per-day, and x-remaining-today. Clients can throttle before hitting the limit by watching the remaining counters.
Application-Scoped, Not User-Scoped
Rate limits are applied at the API key level and shared across all OAuth users of the application. There is no per-user uplift; OAuth users consume the application's bucket.
Limit Upgrades via Support
Upgrades to higher per-second / per-day allowances are granted by Etsy on request. Email developer@etsy.com with the application name, a description of the integration, and the expected request volume.
Single-Bucket Across Environments
Etsy does not publish a sandbox or test-mode tier with relaxed limits. Live production calls and development calls draw from the same per-application bucket.

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