Govee · Rate Limits

Govee Rate Limits

The Govee Developer API enforces an account-wide limit of 10,000 requests per API key per day (rolling 24 hours). In addition, a per-device per-minute limit applies to control and query calls so that a single device is not flooded with commands (community-observed at roughly 10 requests per device per minute). Rate-limit state is exposed on responses via API-RateLimit-Limit, API-RateLimit-Remaining, and API-RateLimit-Reset headers, and exceeding a limit returns HTTP 429. The local LAN API is not subject to the cloud rate limits.

Govee Rate Limits is the machine-readable rate-limit profile for Govee on the APIs.io network, conforming to the API Commons Rate Limits specification.

It captures 3 rate-limit definitions, measuring requests.

The profile also includes 4 backoff/retry policies defined and response codes documented for throttled.

Tagged areas include Smart Home, Smart Lighting, IoT, Device Control, and Rate Limiting.

3 Limits Throttle: 429
Smart HomeSmart LightingIoTDevice ControlRate LimitingQuotas

Limits

Account Daily Requests account
requests
10000 per day
Per API key, rolling 24 hours. Exceeding returns HTTP 429.
Per-Device Request Rate device
requests
per-device per-minute (approx 10/min, integrator-reported)
Protects individual devices from command flooding on control and state calls.
LAN API local-network
requests
not cloud-limited
Local UDP control bypasses the cloud rate limits entirely.

Policies

Backoff on 429
On HTTP 429, stop sending and retry with exponential backoff, guided by the API-RateLimit-Reset header.
Prefer State Caching
Cache device state and avoid polling tighter than needed; the daily cap is shared across all calls on the key.
Use LAN for High Frequency
For rapid or high-frequency control (e.g. animations), use the local LAN API, which is not bounded by the cloud limits.
Event Subscription over Polling
For capabilities that emit events, subscribe over MQTT (topic GA/{apiKey}) instead of polling /device/state to conserve the daily quota.

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