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Thecocktaildb Rate Limits

TheCocktailDB advertises unlimited API usage with no official rate limits enforced. The FAQ states "No limits, the API is unlimited usage." Patreon supporters receive production keys with explicit unlimited access. Best practice is to cache responses to reduce server load on this volunteer-run, non-profit service.

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

It captures 2 rate-limit definitions, measuring requests.

The profile also includes response codes documented for throttled.

Tagged areas include Rate Limiting, Recipes / Open Data, and Cocktails.

2 Limits Throttle: 429
Rate LimitingRecipes / Open DataCocktails

Limits

Free Public API global
requests
unlimited
No official rate limits enforced per FAQ ("No limits, the API is unlimited usage"). Good-citizen caching of responses is strongly encouraged to support the non-profit service.
Patreon Supporter API global
requests
unlimited
Production API keys for Patreon supporters explicitly provide unlimited API usage with no rate limits.

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