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BigCommerce API rate limits, when do they actually bite?

BC publishes per-plan rate limits on Storefront, Catalog, Cart, and Checkout APIs. Rough numbers (subject to change):

  • Storefront API: ~200 req/sec on Standard, 450 on Pro, custom on Enterprise
  • Catalog (V3) API: ~150 req/sec sustained
  • Cart / Checkout APIs: lower, with stricter burst limits

When they bite:

  • Catalog sync from ERP. If NetSuite pushes 8k SKU updates an hour during inventory recon, you’ll throttle. Workaround: batch + queue + retry.
  • PIM-driven content updates. Same problem.
  • Headless storefronts. Each PDP load makes ~5-10 Storefront API calls; high-traffic homepage = limit-bound.
  • 3rd-party app stack on Pro+. Loyalty + reviews + search + abandoned-cart all eat the same per-store budget.

Magento self-hosted has no API limits beyond your own infrastructure, bottleneck moves to MySQL, app server, cache. You control the dial. Different problem space, but the dial is yours.

Kishan Savaliya
Kishan Savaliya
Adobe Certified Magento Commerce Developer
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