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, conforming to the API Commons Rate Limits specification.

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

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 Throttle: 429 Quota: 429
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Limits

Per Resource Hourly Rate Limit api-key
requests_per_hour · hour
200
Burst Rate Velocity Detection api-key
requests_per_second · second
1