# Rate Limits

The REST API rate limits requests by IP address **AND**, in some cases, by route.

* **IP Address:** 250 requests per 10 seconds. 
  * If you exceed this, a `429` error is thrown and you have to wait 60 seconds before resuming.
* **Route-specific limits:** Routes with unique rate limits are specified in the route details within this documentation. e.g. [Get All Done Orders](/rest-api/orders/get-all-done-orders.md).
  * If the route details do NOT specify a rate limit then the route does not have a specific rate limit.
  * If you exceed this, a `429` error is thrown and you have to wait 10 seconds before resuming **requests to this specific route.**

{% hint style="info" %}
sFOX recommends using the [**WebSocket API**](/websocket-api/introduction.md) for retrieving data as much as possible as this will not count towards the request limit.

**Note:** sFOX typically enforces route-specific rate limits on routes that return data that is available via the [**WebSocket API**](/websocket-api/introduction.md) e.g. account balances.
{% endhint %}


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