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# Rate Limits

> **Warning**
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> Desks cannot scale their rate limit capacity by using multiple Paradigm API Keys.

### DRFQ

Most *RESToverHTTP* requests are rate limited to **`500 requests per second`** per desk across all API Keys.

Requests to `[POST] /v1/drfq/rfqs` have a rate limit of **`1 request per 3 seconds`**.

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**These limits are not configurable per desk.**

### OB

Most *RESToverHTTP* requests are rate limited to **`500 requests per second`** per desk across all API Keys.
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Unfiltered requests to the `[DELETE] /v1/ob/quotes endpoint` have a **`5 requests per 10 seconds`** rate limit.

Requests to `[POST] /v1/ob/rfqs` have a rate limit of **`1 request per 3 seconds`**.

**These limits are not configurable per desk.**

### FSPD

*RESToverHTTP* requests are rate limited per desk and type of request. \[GET] requests are limited to **`100 requests per second`**.\
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 \[POST] / \[PATCH] / \[DELETE] requests are limited to **`10 requests per second`**. \
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Paradigm is able to configure these limits upon request by the user.

### Other Rate Limits

In addition to the global rate limits listed above, see also [taker-limits](high-level-notes/taker-limits "mention") and [maker-protection](high-level-notes/maker-protection "mention").