API Rate Limiting and Best Practices

Handle API rate limits properly.

Build robust applications that handle limits gracefully.

Rate Limit Types

✅ Requests per minute

✅ Tokens per minute

✅ Concurrent requests

Exponential Backoff

import time

def call_with_retry(func, max_retries=5):

for i in range(max_retries):

try:

return func()

except RateLimitError:

time.sleep(2 ** i)

Best Practices

✅ Implement backoff

✅ Monitor usage

✅ Cache responses

Conclusion

Proper rate limiting ensures reliability!