MyShipTracking · Rate Limits

Myshiptracking Rate Limits

MyShipTracking combines a per-minute call-rate limit with a credit-based quota. Accounts with a valid (paid) API key may make up to 2,000 calls per minute; trial keys are limited to 90 calls per minute. Independently of the call rate, every request deducts credits by endpoint and response detail against your plan's monthly allowance or coin balance. Overuse protection guarantees you are never charged more than 500 credits for a single request, and never more than your available balance.

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

It captures 5 rate-limit definitions, measuring requests and credits.

The profile also includes 3 backoff/retry policies defined and response codes documented for validationError and authError.

Tagged areas include Vessel Tracking, AIS, Maritime, Rate Limiting, and Quotas.

5 Limits
Vessel TrackingAISMaritimeRate LimitingQuotas

Limits

Valid API Key Call Rate account
requests
2000 per minute
Applies to accounts with a valid (paid) API key.
Trial Call Rate account
requests
90 per minute
Applies to trial API keys.
Trial Coin Allowance account
credits
2000 total (max 10 days active)
One trial key per user; expires after 10 days.
Monthly Credit Allowance account
credits
per plan (Basic 50,000 / Standard 200,000 / Unlimited unlimited)
Subscription credits issued monthly; do not roll over.
Per-Request Credit Cap request
credits
500
A single request is never charged more than 500 credits regardless of computed cost.

Policies

Overuse Protection
The system guarantees you are never charged more than your available coin balance, and never more than 500 credits per request.
No Charge on Empty
Requests that return no results are not charged.
Credit Expiry
Subscription credits are issued per billing period and expire at period end; they are non-transferable and do not accumulate.

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