Rate Limits & Quotas

Rate Limits

Most Lightcast APIs are rate limited to 10 requests per second. Below are the rate limits for some of our most popular APIs:

  • Core LMI API: 300 requests per 5 minutes
  • Skills API: 5 requests per second
  • Titles API: 5 requests per second
  • Companies API: 5 requests per second
  • JPA API: 10 requests per second
  • Profiles API: 10 requests per second

Lightcast reserves the right to make changes to the above. If you need increased rate limits please speak with your representative or contact us at [email protected].

Quotas

Some Lightcast APIs have usage-based quotas. To learn more about quotas for your account, please contact your Lightcast representative.

As part of our Open Skills program the following API has this monthly request limit:

  • Skills API: 50 requests per month

If you have questions about quotas or need additional capacity, reach out to your account representative for more details.