Limits

IP Limits

• Each request has a weight which counts against your IP limit.

• Every response contains X-PLEX-USED-WEIGHT-IP showing your current used weight.

• When rate limited, you receive HTTP 429 with a Retry-After header.

• Repeatedly violating rate limits may result in an IP ban (HTTP 418).

Interval	Limit
1 minute	1200

API Key Limits

• Authenticated requests also count against your API key limit.

• Every response contains X-PLEX-USED-WEIGHT-API showing your current used weight.

Interval	Limit
1 minute	600

Order Count Limits

• POST /order and DELETE /order count against your Order Count limit.

• Every order response contains X-PLEX-ORDER-COUNT showing your current order count.

Interval	Limit
10 seconds	20

Response Headers

Every successful response includes:

• X-PLEX-USED-WEIGHT-IP: Current used weight for your IP

• X-PLEX-USED-WEIGHT-API: Current used weight for your API key (if authenticated)

• X-PLEX-ORDER-COUNT: Current order count (for order endpoints)