Only federal system accounts users can request a rate increase. If you are not a federal user, or if you are using an individual account API key, your accounts are not eligible to be considered for this exception. 

Application programming interfaces (APIs) have the following rate limits:

Connecting Source	Type of Connection	Default Rate Limit
Non-federal individual user not associated with an entity	Individual account API key	10 requests/every 24 hours
Non-federal individual user associated with an entity	Individual account API key	1,000 requests/every 24 hours
Federal individual user	Individual account API key	1,000 requests/every 24 hours
Non-federal system	System Account API key	1,000 requests/every 24 hours
Federal system	System Account API key	10,000 requests/every 24 hours

 

Non-federal users have a rate limit of 1,000 requests per day if you have a role with an entity. Once you get a role with an entity, you must wait 24 hours before the new rate limit takes effect.

Federal system account users have a default limit of 10,000 requests per day. If you need a higher limit for your federal system account, ensure your agency or office has an active system account and contact the Federal Service Desk (FSD) to request a higher rate limit.

Requesting a Rate Increase

Rate increases are rare exceptions. Please make and document all attempts to optimize your current API calls to lower the amount of data being called; use smart query; or use extracts from SAM.gov data services to get the data you need without requesting a rate increase exception. 

To request a rate increase, submit your request by creating an incident (KB0050993) at FSD.gov. Title the Subject of the incident as "API Rate Increase".

Include the following information: 

• System account user name
• System account email
• Latest system account API key
• How many API calls are you using currently and what is the estimated future need
• Specify if the need for increase is temporary
• All endpoints, e.g. entity information, that are impacted by the increase
• Business justification for the rate increase

Rate increases are handled on a case-by-case basis. 

Your agency Change Control board (CCB) representative will escalate and GSA will review your request and assign the task for implementation. 

Daily extracts of all active records and weekly updates of archived records are available on SAM.gov. To find these files, please navigate to Data Services on SAM.gov and use those files for your larger data needs.