Rate limits in version 1.1 of the API are divided into 15 minute intervals, which is a change from the 60 minute blocks in version 1.0. Additionally, all 1.1 endpoints require authentication, so no longer will there be a concept of unauthenticated calls and rate limits.




Resource family Resource Requests allotted per user Requests allotted via application-only auth
account GET account/settings 15
account GET account/verify_credentials 15
application GET application/rate_limit_status 180 180
blocks GET blocks/ids 15
blocks GET blocks/list 15
direct_messages GET direct_messages 15
direct_messages GET direct_messages/sent 15
direct_messages GET direct_messages/show 15
favorites GET favorites/list 15 15
followers GET followers/ids 15 15
followers GET followers/list 15 30
friends GET friends/ids 15 15
friends GET friends/list 15 30
friendships GET friendships/incoming 15
friendships GET friendships/lookup 15
friendships GET friendships/no_retweets/ids 15
friendships GET friendships/outgoing 15
friendships GET friendships/show 180 15
geo GET geo/id/:place_id 15
geo GET geo/reverse_geocode 15
geo GET geo/search 15
geo GET geo/similar_places 15
help GET help/configuration 15 15
help GET help/languages 15 15
help GET help/privacy 15 15
help GET help/tos 15 15
lists GET lists 15
lists GET lists/list 15 15
lists GET lists/members 180 15
lists GET lists/members/show 15 15
lists GET lists/memberships 15 15
lists GET lists/ownerships 15 15
lists GET lists/show 15 15
lists GET lists/statuses 180 180
lists GET lists/subscribers 180 15
lists GET lists/subscribers/show 15 15
lists GET lists/subscriptions 15 15
saved_searches GET saved_searches/list 15
saved_searches GET saved_searches/show/:id 15
search GET search/tweets 180 450
statuses GET statuses/home_timeline 15
statuses GET statuses/mentions_timeline 15
statuses GET statuses/oembed 180 180
statuses GET statuses/retweeters/ids 15 60
statuses GET statuses/retweets/:id 15 60
statuses GET statuses/retweets_of_me 15
statuses GET statuses/show/:id 180 180
statuses GET statuses/user_timeline 180 300
trends GET trends/available 15 15
trends GET trends/closest 15 15
trends GET trends/place 15 15
users GET users/contributees 15
users GET users/contributors 15
users GET users/lookup 180 60
users GET users/profile_banner 180
users GET users/search 180
users GET users/show 180 180
users GET users/suggestions 15 15
users GET users/suggestions/:slug 15 15
users GET users/suggestions/:slug/members 15 15
users [UPDATED] GET users/suggestions/:slug 15 15




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