PTC · Rate Limits
Ptc Rate Limits
Rate limit information for PTC APIs including ThingWorx, Windchill REST Services, Vuforia Engine, Arena PLM, and Kepware Configuration API.
Ptc Rate Limits is the machine-readable rate-limit profile for PTC on the APIs.io network, conforming to the API Commons Rate Limits specification.
It captures 6 rate-limit definitions.
Tagged areas include Industrial IoT, PLM, Augmented Reality, Field Service Management, and Manufacturing.
6 Limits
Industrial IoTPLMAugmented RealityField Service ManagementManufacturingIIoTCADDigital Transformation
Limits
AppKey must be passed as HTTP header named "appKey" (not as URL parameter, as of ThingWorx 8+)SSO authentication also supported via OAuth/SAML configurationRate limits are configurable per-deployment by platform administratorsNo published global rate limits; contact PTC for enterprise SLA details
API Catalog (Swagger UI) accessible from running Windchill instanceRate limits are instance-specific and managed by Windchill administratorsOData v4 query syntax supported for filtering, sorting, and paginationCustom and service endpoints available in addition to standard endpoints
Rate limits not publicly documented; subject to subscription tierPostman collections available for testingFull OpenAPI/Swagger documentation available per region
{"Cloud Area Targets Web API" => "HTTPS REST authenticated via developer portal account"}Authorization controls for create/modify/delete and stream targetsAdditional Cloud Image Recognition capacity purchasable as add-ons
Local REST API; no cloud rate limits applyJSON request/response formatSupports create, read, update, delete operations{"IoT Gateway REST Server endpoint format" => "https://localhost:39320/iotgateway/read?ids=Channel1.Device1.Tag1"}
Salesforce platform API governor limits may applyField Metadata REST API for create/update/delete field operationsRate limits subject to ServiceMax enterprise subscription terms
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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
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This rate limit
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/rate-limits/ptc-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.