Rate Limits

Geolocarta enforces rate limits to ensure fair usage and platform stability.

Limits by Plan

Plan	Requests/min	Requests/day	Tile requests/day
Free	60	1,000	10,000
Starter	300	10,000	100,000
Professional	1,000	100,000	1,000,000
Enterprise	Custom	Custom	Custom

Rate Limit Headers

Every API response includes rate limit information:

X-RateLimit-Limit: 300
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 287
X-RateLimit-Reset: 1710500460

Handling Rate Limits

When you exceed the limit, the API returns 429 Too Many Requests:

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "Rate limit exceeded. Try again in 45 seconds.",
    "retry_after": 45
  }
}

Best Practices

• Cache responses — Imagery metadata and cadastral data change infrequently
• Use bulk endpoints — Fetch multiple parcels in one request instead of individual calls
• Implement exponential backoff — Retry with increasing delays on 429 responses
• Use webhooks — For imagery orders, use webhooks instead of polling

Upgrade your plan

If you're consistently hitting rate limits, consider upgrading your plan at geolocarta.com/pricing.