What is API rate limiting?
API rate limiting is the practice of capping how many requests a client can make in a given time window, to protect a service from overload and abuse. Common models include the fixed window, sliding window, token bucket, and credit-based quotas. Exceed the cap and the API answers with a 429 error.
Handle limits with exponential backoff and jitter, and budget your quota before firing requests so one bursty job does not starve the rest.
SocialCrawl uses a credit quota instead of a per-minute cap, so throughput is governed by your balance, not by a sliding window you have to pace against.
Do it with SocialCrawl
A credit-metered call with no per-minute cap
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/search/everywhere?query=nike" \
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