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