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# Rate limits

Blotato applies route-specific request limits. These limits are separate from subscription limits, credits, and social platform publishing limits.

| Operation                                                               | Requests per minute |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------: |
| Create post                                                             |                  30 |
| List posts or get post submission status                                |   60 for each route |
| Get post analytics                                                      |                  60 |
| Upload media from a URL with `POST /v2/media`                           |                  30 |
| Create a presigned upload URL                                           |                 120 |
| List Pinterest boards                                                   |                  45 |
| List comments or get a comment                                          |   60 for each route |
| Post a comment                                                          |                  30 |
| List conversations, get a conversation, list messages, or get a message |   60 for each route |
| Send a message                                                          |                  30 |
| List or get DM automations, runs, logs, or analytics                    |   60 for each route |
| Create, update, delete an automation, or update a trigger               |   30 for each route |

This table covers the listed routes. Consult each endpoint's reference for other limits. MCP tools call the underlying REST routes, so status polling and tool sequences consume requests too.

## Handle a limit response

1. Stop requests to the limited route after `429`.
2. Wait for the retry interval when the response supplies one.
3. Reduce concurrency and request frequency before resuming.
4. Use [polling intervals](/api-and-mcp-concepts/async-jobs-and-polling.md) rather than repeated status calls without a delay.

A platform publishing restriction is a different limit. For example, the Starter plan's TikTok restriction counts 3 distinct TikTok accounts posted to during a rolling 24-hour window. It is not an API request-per-minute limit or a count of connected accounts. See [TikTok limitations](/social-accounts-and-platform-faqs/tiktok/limitations.md).

For credit purchases, see the limits in [Buy Credits](/rest-api-reference/credits.md#buy-credits).


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