Rate Limit Information Returned by the Cloud Controller API
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The Cloud Controller API includes rate limit information in the HTTP header. Each header includes the following:
X-RateLimit-Limit: 60
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 56
X-RateLimit-Reset: 1372700873
Use this table to understand the rate limit header.
| Field Value | Description |
|---|---|
| X-RateLimit-Limit | The maximum number of attempts per User Account and Authentication (UAA) user, if a user is authenticated. The maximum number of attempts per IP address, if no user is authenticated. |
| X-RateLimit-Remaining | The number of attempts remaining. |
| X-RateLimit-Reset | The time when the rate limit counter resets, in UTC epoch seconds. |
When requests exceed the rate limit value, the Cloud Controller API returns a 429: Too Many Requests error code.