Rate limits - Shippo API Documentation

Shippo has different rate limits depending on the endpoint and the HTTP verb that is being used (GET, POST, PUT, etc…). Below are the different rate limits defined within Shippo. All listed rate limits are per minute. Exceeding the rate limit will give a 429 error.

Limits

Endpoint	POST PUT Live / Test	GET(single) Live / Test	GET(multiple) Live / Test	PUT Live / Test
Address	500 / 50	4000 / 400	50 / 10	500 / 50
Parcel	500 / 50	4000 / 400	50 / 10	500 / 50
Shipment	500 / 50	4000 / 400	50 / 10	500 / 50
Rate	500 / 50	4000 / 400	50 / 10	500 / 50
Transaction	500 / 50	4000 / 400	50 / 10	500 / 50
Customs Item	500 / 50	4000 / 400	50 / 10	500 / 50
Customs Declaration	500 / 50	4000 / 400	50 / 10	500 / 50
Refund	500 / 50	4000 / 400	50 / 10	500 / 50
Manifest	500 / 50	4000 / 400	50 / 10	500 / 50
Carrier Account	500 / 50	4000 / 400	50 / 10	500 / 50
Batch	50 / 10	400 / 40	50 / 10	—
Tracking	750 / 50	500 / 50	—	—

GET Single vs GET Multiple

GET Single — https://api.goshippo.com/endpoint/:object_id request a specific object from that endpoint using the object’s object_id.
GET Multiple — https://api.goshippo.com/endpoint/ request a list of objects from a given endpoint. See our Filtering tutorial for details on returning specific results.

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​GET Single vs GET Multiple

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GET Single vs GET Multiple

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