Lever · Rate Limits

Lever Rate Limits

Lever rate limits the Data API per API key with a token bucket; the public Postings API separately limits application POSTs per custom job site. No rate-limit response headers are documented.

Lever Rate Limits is the rate-limit profile for Lever on the APIs.io network — every limit transcribed verbatim from the provider’s own documentation on 2026-11-05.

It captures 2 rate-limit definitions, including Data API steady-state limit per API key — By default, we allow a steady state number of 10 requests/second per API key; Data API burst limit per API key — When possible, we allow bursts of requests up to 20 requests/second.

Tagged areas include Human Resources, Applicant Tracking, Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, and Software-as-a-Service.

2 Limits
Transcribed from the provider's documentation on 2026-11-05 — hire.lever.co/developer/documentation#rate-limits.
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Human ResourcesApplicant TrackingRecruitingTalent AcquisitionSoftware-as-a-Service

Limits

Data API steady-state limit per API key per-key
By default, we allow a steady state number of 10 requests/second per API key
· per second
10
There are no individual endpoint specific limits.
Data API burst limit per API key per-keyburst
When possible, we allow bursts of requests up to 20 requests/second
· per second
20

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