openFDA · Rate Limits
Open Fda Rate Limits
openFDA enforces rate limits to ensure fair access across all users. Limits differ between unauthenticated (no API key) and authenticated (with API key) requests.
Open Fda Rate Limits is the machine-readable rate-limit profile for openFDA on the APIs.io network, conforming to the API Commons Rate Limits specification.
Tagged areas include FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Drug Safety, Adverse Events, and Drug Labels.
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FDAFood and Drug AdministrationDrug SafetyAdverse EventsDrug LabelsRecallsMedical DevicesFood SafetyTobaccoPublic HealthOpen DataGovernmentRegulatoryFAERSSPL
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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
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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.
Call it yourself
curl for this page
This rate limit
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/rate-limits/open-fda-rate-limits"
All rate limits
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/rate-limits?limit=25"Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.