# Developer API rate limits

Workato enforces specific limits on its developer APIs to optimize performance and stability. Requests made to the Developer API are subject to the following timeout limit:

Description Limit
Timeout limit40 seconds

In addition, Developer API resources have the following rate and payload limits:

Collection Type Resource Limit
API clientsAllAll API client
endpoints
60 requests per minute
API platformAllAll API platform endpoints60 requests per minute
ConnectionsGETList connections:
/api/connections
60 requests per minute
ConnectionsAllAll other
Connections endpoints
1 request per second
ConnectorsAllAll Connectors endpoints60 requests per minute
Custom connectorsPOSTGenerate schema from JSON:
endpoints/api/sdk/generate_schema
/json
60 requests per minute
Custom connectorsPOSTGenerate schema from CSV:
endpoints/api/sdk/generate_schema
/csv
60 requests per minute
Custom connectorsAllAll other Custom connectors endpoints1 request per second
Custom OAuth profilesAllAll Custom OAuth profiles endpoints60 requests per minute
Data tablesAllAll Data tables endpoints60 requests per minute
Environment managementAllAll Environment management endpoints60 requests per minute
Environment propertiesAllAll Environment properties endpoints60 requests per minute
Event streamsAllAll Event streams endpoints60 requests per minute
Event streamsAllAll Event streams endpointsMaximum payload size:​ 1 MB
Event streams public APIAllAll Event streams public API endpoints60 requests per minute
Event streams public APIAllAll Event streams public API endpointsMaximum payload size:​ 1 MB
FoldersAllAll Folders endpoints60 requests per minute
JobsAllAll Jobs endpoints60 requests per minute
Lookup tablesPOSTDelete lookup tables in batch:
/api/lookup_tables/batch_delete
1 request per second
Lookup tablesAllAll other Lookup tables endpoints60 requests per minute
On-premAllAll On-prem endpoints60 requests per minute
ProjectsAllAll Projects endpoints60 requests per minute
Project propertiesAllAll Project properties endpoints60 requests per minute
RecipesPUTCreate a recipe:
recipe versions
1 request per second
RecipesPOSTStart analyzing recipe health:
/api/recipes/:recipe_id/health
20 requests per minute
RecipesAllAll other Recipes endpoints60 requests per minute
Recipe lifecycle managementPOSTImport a package into a folder:
/api/packages/import/:folder_id
500 requests per hour per user ID. If this limit is exceeded, the system denies additional requests until the following hour when the request allowance resets.
Recipe lifecycle managementAllAll other Recipe lifecycle management endpoints60 requests per minute
RolesAllAll Roles endpoints60 requests per minute
Tag assignmentsAllAll Tag assignments endpoints60 requests per minute
Test automationAllAll Test Automation endpoints60 requests per minute
Workspace collaboratorsPOSTInvite a collaborator:
/api/member_invitations
60 requests per minute
Additionally, you can send one request per user and workspace ID every 20 minutes to this endpoint.
Workspace collaboratorsAllAll other Workspace collaborators endpoints60 requests per minute
Workspace detailsAllAll Workspace details endpoints60 requests per minute

FURTHER READING

Refer to the Platform limits documentation for more information about Workato limits.


Last updated: 7/30/2025, 9:23:28 PM