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title: Track Postman API call limits
updated: 2024-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
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Postman's API access rate limits are applied at a per-user basis in unit time.

Access to the API using a key is limited to 300 requests per minute. Every API response includes headers to identify the status of your consumption. The response headers vary, depending on the API called:

| Header                                                     | Description                                                                                                          |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `RateLimit: limit=300, remaining=###, reset=##`            | The current rate limit, the number of calls remaining, and the time until the current rate limit resets, in seconds. |
| `RateLimit-Policy: 300;w=60`                               | The current rate limit policy and rate limit reset window (`w`), in seconds.                                         |
| `X-RateLimit-Limit`, `RateLimit-Limit`                     | The maximum number of requests that the consumer is permitted to make per minute.                                    |
| `X-RateLimit-Remaining`, `RateLimit-Remaining`             | The number of requests remaining in the current rate limit window.                                                   |
| `X-RateLimit-Reset`, `RateLimit-Reset`                     | The time until the current rate limit window resets, in UTC epoch seconds.                                           |
| `X-RateLimit-RetryAfter`, `RetryAfter`                     | If the current rate limit is exceeded, the time left until you can resume making requests, in seconds.               |
| `RateLimit-Limit-Month`, `X-RateLimit-Limit-Month`         | The total number of requests permitted per month, based on the [plan](https://www.postman.com/pricing/).             |
| `RateLimit-Remaining-Month`, `X-RateLimit-Remaining-Month` | The number of requests remaining in the current month.                                                               |

Your Postman account gives you a limited number of free Postman API calls per month. You can check your usage limits with the [Postman API](https://api.postman.com/) or the [resource usage page](https://go.postman.co/billing/add-ons/overview).

To learn more about the resources included with your Postman plan and what happens when you reach your usage limits, see [About resource usage](/docs/billing/resource-usage/#postman-api-usage).