> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Rate Limits

> Request limits for the SX Bet REST API.

Rate limits are applied at the **endpoint group** level. All requests within a group count toward the same shared bucket — not a per-endpoint limit.

## Limits

| Endpoint group                 | Limit                   |
| ------------------------------ | ----------------------- |
| All `POST /orders/*` endpoints | 5,500 requests/min      |
| All `GET /orders/*` endpoints  | 5,500 requests/min      |
| All `GET /trades/*` endpoints  | 200 requests/min        |
| All other endpoints            | 500 requests/min (base) |
| All traffic (global ceiling)   | 35,000 requests/10min   |

The global ceiling of 35,000 requests/10min applies across all traffic regardless of endpoint group.

## What counts toward each limit

**`POST /orders/*`** — `POST /orders/new`, `POST /orders/cancel/v2`, `POST /orders/cancel/event`, `POST /orders/cancel/all`, and `POST /orders/fill/v2` all draw from the same 5,500 req/min bucket.

**`GET /orders/*`** — `GET /orders` (active orders) and `GET /orders/odds/best` share the same 5,500 req/min bucket.

**`GET /trades/*`** — `GET /trades`, `GET /trades/consolidated`, `GET /trades/orders`, and `GET /trades/portfolio/refunds` all draw from the same 200 req/min bucket.

## When limits are exceeded

Requests that exceed a limit return HTTP `429 Too Many Requests`.

## Staying within limits

For high-frequency use cases — such as continuously monitoring odds or tracking order state — we recommend combining REST requests with WebSocket subscriptions rather than polling via REST alone. WebSocket subscriptions deliver real-time updates without consuming your request quota.

| Use case                          | WebSocket channel                        |
| --------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| Best odds across all markets      | `best_odds:{baseToken}`                  |
| Full orderbook for a market       | `order_book_v2:{token}:{marketHash}`     |
| Your open orders (fills, cancels) | `active_orders_v2:{baseToken}:{address}` |
| Recent trade activity             | `recent_trades`                          |

See [Real-time Data](/developers/real-time) for setup guides and payload references for each channel.