> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.latitude.sh/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Rate Limits

> API rate limits and how they work

The API enforces rate limits per API key.

## Current limits

| Request type                              | Limit                  |
| ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| Read (GET requests)                       | 60 requests per minute |
| Write (POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE requests) | 20 requests per minute |

## Rate limit responses

When you exceed the rate limit, the API returns a `429 Too Many Requests` response:

```json theme={null}
{
  "errors": [{
    "code": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
    "title": "Rate Limit Exceeded",
    "status": "429",
    "detail": "Too many requests. Please slow down and retry.",
    "meta": { "retry_after": 60 }
  }]
}
```

The `meta.retry_after` field indicates how many seconds to wait before retrying your request.