A quota restricts how much of a particular resource your Mergent project can use.

ResourceValueDescription
API requests100 requests per secondThe total number of API requests that can be made per minute.
API requests: Enterprise>500 requests per second*The total number of API requests that can be made per minute. *Contact your account manager to request an increase beyond 500.
Task dispatch rate100 tasks dispatched per second per projectThe maximum rate at which tasks can be dispatched from a queue.
Task dispatch rate: Enterprise>500 tasks dispatched per second per project*The maximum rate at which tasks can be dispatched from a queue. *Contact your account manager to request an increase beyond 500.
Maximum task size1 MBThe maximum size of a task that can be added to a queue.
Max task retention31 daysThe time between when a task is added to a queue and when it is automatically deleted.
Maximum scheduled_for time for a task365 days from nowThe maximum amount of time in the future that a task can be scheduled.

All requests above a quota will be rejected with an HTTP status code 429 with details in the common rate limit headers X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset.

Quotas can be increased on a case-by-case basis by reaching out to support@mergent.co.