freshdesk · Rate Limits

Freshdesk Rate Limits

Freshdesk enforces per-account API rate limits that scale with the subscription plan. Current plans use per-hour limits; legacy plans use per-minute limits with additional endpoint-specific caps (Ticket Create / Update / List, Contacts). Additional capacity (1,000-2,000 calls) can be purchased.

7 Limits Throttle: 429
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Limits

Blossom (current plan) account
requests_per_hour · hour
3000
Garden (current plan) account
requests_per_hour · hour
3000
Estate (current plan) account
requests_per_hour · hour
5000
Forest (current plan) account
requests_per_hour · hour
5000
Growth (legacy) account
requests_per_minute · minute
200
Endpoint-specific caps — Ticket Create 80/min, Update 80/min, List 20/min, Contacts 20/min.
Pro (legacy) account
requests_per_minute · minute
400
Endpoint-specific caps — Ticket Create 160/min, Update 160/min, List 100/min, Contacts 100/min.
Enterprise (legacy) account
requests_per_minute · minute
700
Endpoint-specific caps — Ticket Create 280/min, Update 280/min, List 200/min, Contacts 200/min.

Policies

Per-account scoping
Limits are enforced per Freshdesk account, not per API key. Custom apps that consume the API count toward the account total.
Invalid requests count
Invalid requests still count toward the rate limit.
Retry-After
When the limit is breached, responses return HTTP 429 with a Retry-After header indicating wait seconds before retrying.
Capacity purchase
Additional rate-limit capacity (1,000-2,000 calls) can be purchased and includes higher endpoint-specific limits.

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