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# Rate Limits and Guardrails

> Learn the Seam API rate limits and guardrails, how 429 Too Many Requests responses work, and how to retry requests for reliable device load.

In order to provide reliable service for all of our customers and API load predictability for our device partners, we have a number of rate limits and guardrails in place.

## Rate Limits

For requests with rate limits, exceeding these limits results in the corresponding API calls failing with a `429 Too Many Requests` response. You must then retry your request after the appropriate amount of time.

We enforce the following rate limits on a per-device basis:

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th width="243">Operation</th>
      <th>Limit</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <a href="/api/access_codes/create">
          Create an access code
        </a>
      </td>

      <td>10 access code creations per minute</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        <a href="/api/access_codes/update">
          Update an access code
        </a>
      </td>

      <td>10 access code updates per minute</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        <a href="/api/access_codes/delete">
          Delete an access code
        </a>
      </td>

      <td>20 access code deletions per minute</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        <a href="/api/locks/lock_door">
          Lock a lock
        </a>
      </td>

      <td>15 lock requests per minute</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        <a href="/api/locks/unlock_door">
          Unlock a lock
        </a>
      </td>

      <td>15 unlock requests per minute</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>