Giant Bomb · Rate Limits

Giantbomb Rate Limits

Machine-readable rate limit definitions for the Giant Bomb API. The API enforces a limit of 200 requests per resource per hour per API key. Excessive burst rates within a short window may trigger temporary blocks even before the hourly quota is reached. Responses use standard HTTP 429 status codes when limits are exceeded.

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

It captures 2 rate-limit definitions, across the free tier, measuring requests_per_hour and requests_per_second.

Limit state is signalled in the limit, remaining, reset, and retryAfter 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 response codes documented for throttled, quotaExceeded, and serviceUnavailable.

Tagged areas include Entertainment, Video Games, Game Database, Gaming, and Media.

2 Limits Exhausted: HTTP 429 Quota: 429 limitremainingresetretryAfter
Method: generated, dated 2026-06-13.
Written by API Evangelist on 2026-06-13 and not verified against a page the provider published. Treat every limit as unconfirmed until a dated transcription replaces it.
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EntertainmentVideo GamesGame DatabaseGamingMediaRate LimitingQuotasThrottling

Limits

Per Resource Hourly Rate Limit api-key
requests_per_hour · hour
200
Burst Rate Velocity Detection api-key
requests_per_second · second
1
Giant Bomb implements velocity detection to prevent malicious use. Sending too many requests per second may result in a temporary block even before the hourly limit is reached. Pacing requests is strongly recommended.

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