Bandcamp · Rate Limits

Bandcamp Rate Limits

Bandcamp does not publicly document specific rate-limit thresholds for its developer APIs. Tokens expire after one hour and partners are expected to reuse tokens within their lifetime. Excessive requests may trigger throttling or account review.

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Limits

Default application
requests
see provider documentation
Not publicly documented.
Token lifetime application
minutes
60
Access tokens expire after one hour.

Policies

Token Reuse
Reuse access tokens within their one-hour lifetime; do not request a new token per call.
Backoff Strategy
On throttling, apply exponential backoff with jitter and contact Bandcamp partner support if sustained.

Sources