GoDaddy · Rate Limits
Godaddy Rate Limits
GoDaddy enforces a uniform rate limit of 60 requests per minute on each API endpoint. Two environments are exposed - OTE for testing (api.ote-godaddy.com) and Production (api.godaddy.com). Certain product endpoints additionally require account eligibility thresholds (50+ domains for Availability; 1+ domain or active Discount Domain Club Pro Plan for Management/DNS).
3 Limits
Throttle: 429
Rate LimitingDomainsDNSRegistrar
Limits
Per-endpoint rate limit api-key
60
Applies independently to each endpoint, not aggregated across the API.
Availability API eligibility account
50 domains in account
Production access to the Domain Availability endpoint requires the account to hold at least 50 domains.
Management / DNS API eligibility account
1+ domain or active Discount Domain Club Domain Pro Plan
Production access requires either active domains or a Domain Pro Plan.
Policies
Backoff Strategy
On 429 responses, back off and retry with jitter. Per-endpoint scoping means hot endpoints can throttle independently.
OTE vs Production
Use api.ote-godaddy.com for development and testing. OTE shares the documented per-minute cap.
Funding requirement
Purchase endpoints require a 'Good as Gold' funded account; orders fail without funded balance.