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Reference the tables below to understand the live request caps that apply to the Forkast CLOB API.

How Rate Limiting Works

All quotas are enforced through Cloudflare throttling. When you exceed the configured ceiling for an endpoint, additional requests are queued instead of being rejected outright. Short bursts above the sustained rate are tolerated on some routes, and counters reset according to sliding windows (for example, every 10 seconds or every minute).

General Rate Limits

EndpointLimitNotes
CLOB API (general)5000 requests / 10sThrottle requests over the maximum configured rate
Health check (GET /)50 requests / 10sThrottle requests over the maximum configured rate

CLOB Market Data

EndpointLimitNotes
GET /book200 requests / 10sThrottle requests over the maximum configured rate
POST /books80 requests / 10sThrottle requests over the maximum configured rate
GET /price200 requests / 10sThrottle requests over the maximum configured rate
POST /prices80 requests / 10sThrottle requests over the maximum configured rate
GET /midpoint200 requests / 10sThrottle requests over the maximum configured rate
GET /prices-history100 requests / 10sThrottle requests over the maximum configured rate

CLOB Ledger Endpoints

EndpointLimitNotes
GET /trades150 requests / 10sThrottle requests over the maximum configured rate

CLOB Trading Endpoints

EndpointLimitNotes
POST /order2400 requests / 10s (240/s)BURST — Throttle requests over the maximum configured rate
POST /order24000 requests / 10 minutes (40/s)Throttle requests over the maximum configured rate
DELETE /order2400 requests / 10s (240/s)BURST — Throttle requests over the maximum configured rate
DELETE /order24000 requests / 10 minutes (40/s)Throttle requests over the maximum configured rate