# What are the Novig API rate limits?

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Canonical: https://novigapi.com/answers/novig-api-rate-limits
Updated: 2026-11-15

Novig's official API uses token buckets per subaccount: at the Base tier, 16 requests a second for reads and cancels, 8 for orders and 4 for history, raised by monthly volume (checked 15 Nov 2026). novigapi.com allows 20 requests a minute on Free up to 180 on Scale, and counts monthly credits. (Source: [Novig docs: Throttling](https://docs.novig.com/api/throttling.md))

The official limits are generous for one account but tie your research to your trading keys, and a 429 there can block an order. A separate read key keeps research traffic away from execution.

On novigapi.com the per-minute ceiling protects the database; what you buy is credits. A 429 says which limit you hit and when it resets.

## How the options compare

Rate limits, checked 15 Nov 2026

| Source | Limit | What a 429 means |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Novig official API (Base tier) | Reads 16 Hz, cancel 16 Hz, place 8 Hz, account 8 Hz, stream 32 Hz, history 4 Hz | Retry-After header; tiers multiply by volume |
| novigapi.com Free | 20 requests a minute, 100 credits a month | RATE_LIMITED (per minute) or QUOTA_EXCEEDED (month) |
| novigapi.com Developer / Production / Scale | 60 / 120 / 180 requests a minute | Same codes; top-ups add credits |
| The Odds API | Credits a month: 500 free to 15M | Credits per region per market |
| SharpAPI | 12 a minute free, up to 1,000 a minute | Flat plans |


## Where novigapi.com falls short

> Our per-minute ceilings are lower than Novig's own read limits. A bot that polls hundreds of markets a second should use the official API or our stream, not REST polling.

## Try it

```bash
curl -s "https://novigapi.com/api/v1/markets?limit=1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOVIGAPI_KEY" -i | grep -i -E "ratelimit|retry-after"
```

Read the [endpoint reference](https://novigapi.com/docs/endpoints), compare [plans and credits](https://novigapi.com/pricing), or send a request from the [playground](https://novigapi.com/playground).

## Questions

### What happens when I run out of credits?

Calls return 429 QUOTA_EXCEEDED until the month resets, or you add 1,000 credits for $9 once. There are no automatic overage charges.

### Do errors cost credits?

No. Anything outside 2xx, and 304, is free.

## Sources

- [Novig docs: API overview](https://docs.novig.com/index.md)
- [The Odds API: plans](https://the-odds-api.com/#get-access)
- [SharpAPI: pricing](https://sharpapi.io/pricing)
- [Novig docs: Throttling](https://docs.novig.com/api/throttling.md)
- [novigapi.com endpoint reference](https://novigapi.com/docs/endpoints)

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