Helm · Rate Limits

Helm Rate Limits

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

It captures 1 rate-limit definition, across the open-source tier, measuring varies.

The profile also includes 3 backoff/retry policies defined.

Tagged areas include Charts, Cloud Native, Container Orchestration, DevOps, and Kubernetes.

1 Limits
ChartsCloud NativeContainer OrchestrationDevOpsKubernetesPackage ManagerOpen SourceRate Limiting

Limits

Helm-Side Limits client
varies
no client-side rate limiting; Helm respects whatever ceilings the upstream chart repository or OCI registry enforces
Limits are imposed by the upstream host (e.g. Docker Hub anonymous pulls, GitHub raw download limits, Artifact Hub front-end caching) not by the Helm CLI itself.

Policies

Upstream Host Responsibility
Any 429 / 503 response observed during 'helm pull', 'helm install', or 'helm repo update' originates from the upstream chart repository or OCI registry; consult that host's documentation.
Local Caching
Helm caches the index.yaml of subscribed repositories locally; running 'helm repo update' only on demand reduces upstream pressure.
OCI Registry Authentication
Authenticated pulls from OCI registries typically receive higher rate limits than anonymous pulls; configure 'helm registry login' to leverage your account-level limits.

Sources

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Every rate limit here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

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Tools for rate limits

4 MCP tools reach this
  • find_rate_limitsBrowse and filter every rate limit in the catalog.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
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Call it yourself

curl for this page
This rate limit 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/rate-limits/helm-rate-limits"
All rate limits 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/rate-limits?limit=25"

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