Limits
The Files API and IPFS API have variying limits that users should be aware of.
API Limits
API rate limits on both the Files API and IPFS API are currently determined by plan type:
| Plan | Rate Limit |
|---|---|
| Free | 60 requests per minute |
| Picnic | 250 requests per minute |
| Fiesta | 500 requests per minute |
Exceptions
The following API calls have increased rate limits:
- Endpoints under
api.pinata.cloud/data/have a rate limit of 30 requests per minute - The Pinning Services API endpoint for listing content has a rate limit of 30 requests per minute
File Restrictions
HTML files can be uploaded on any plan, but can only be retrieved through a Dedicated Gateway with a Custom Domain.
Binary files are only allowed on a case by case basis, please contact [email protected] for assistance.
Gateway Rate Limits
At this time there are currently no rate limits for users retrieving content from a dedicated gateway.
Upload Size Limits
There differing limits on file sizes between the Files API and IPFS API
Files API
Files that are over 100MB will require using resumable uploads to complete. If you are using the SDK and the method upload.file() this will be handled automatically.
Beyond 100MB the max file size is 25GB at this time.
IPFS API
There is no aggregate limit for uploads, but each individual upload (whether it is a file or a folder) is limited to 25 GB.
There is also a file limit size of 10MB for the pinJSONToIPFS API endpoint.