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API Rate Limiting Headers

Communicate limits to clients

Standard rate limit headers (limit, remaining, reset) and Retry-After help clients back off gracefully, reducing errors and support load while keeping APIs fair and reliable.

Expose Limits

Return total limit, remaining, and reset timestamps per key/user.

Guide Clients

Use Retry-After on 429s; document per-plan limits and backoff.

Be Consistent

Keep header names stable; avoid leaking other users' data.

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