The rate limit of the API is primarily considered on a per-IP basis. We allow 10 requests per second per IP address. When an application exceeds the rate limit for our API, we return an HTTP 429 “Too Many Requests” response code. — Caching is not allowed for more than 24 hours according to our Terms of Service.
To avoid being rate-limited, please use caching in your application. Store API responses in your application if you expect a lot of use. For example, don’t try to call the Upwork API on every page load. Instead, call the API infrequently, and load the response into a local cache. When users hit your website, load the cached version of the results.
Frequently Asked Questions
This error message is returned when an application exceeds the rate limit for our API. Note that the rate limit of the API is primarily considered on a per-IP basis. We allow making 10 requests per second per IP.