Details about the 5-requests/second limit

[Taeke_Tuinstra]

Hello,

I started using airtable this week and I’m already using the API with PHP. Works like charm. Before starting to build more solutions I’d like to know some more details about the 5 api requests / second limit.

• Is this limit per table, per base, per user or mayby per session?
• Do paid plans have a higher rate?

Thanks.

[Tuur]

Hi there! Have a look here:

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