edi-214 · Rate Limits

Edi 214 Rate Limits

EDI 214 is a standard, not a single API; rate limits depend on the vendor moving the document (VAN, EDI-as-a-Service platform, carrier portal). Stedi, Flexport, and SPS Commerce each enforce their own throttles on REST endpoints used to submit and retrieve 214 documents.

3 Limits Throttle: 429
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Limits

Stedi REST API tenant
varies
see Stedi developer docs
Flexport API tenant
varies
see Flexport API rate limits
SPS Commerce VAN contract
varies
see SPS partner integration guide

Policies

Vendor-specific throttling
Each EDI 214 implementer enforces its own throttle; consult the vendor's developer documentation.
Backoff
Implement exponential backoff with jitter; honor Retry-After when present.
VAN store-and-forward
VAN-based delivery is asynchronous; treat 214 transmission as eventual rather than synchronous.

Sources