Rate Limiting in the Contract

A partner starts an import loop. After 600 writes, the API returns 429 Too Many Requests. The documentation says only:

"Rate limits apply."

That sentence leaves the partner unable to answer five questions:

• is the limit 600 per second, per minute, or per day;
• do reads and writes share it;
• does one batch count as one request, or as 100 items;
• does the limit belong to the user, the company, the IP address, or the API key; and
• when can trying again succeed?

A hidden defense may protect a server. It is not a usable caller contract.

**A published rate limit states the amount, wi