Zoho Writer API threshold limits
Zoho Writer's APIs have a threshold limit (the number of API calls allowed within a minute, hour, or day), and a cooling period (wait time between consecutive API requests) for better optimization. The below tables displays the limit for each category of APIs.
Document APIs
| API | Limit per minute | Limit per hour | Limit per day | Cooling period per | ||
| Minute | Hour | Day | ||||
| Create Documents | 100 | 500 | 1,000 | Five minutes 30 seconds | 15 minutes | One hour |
| Get Document Details | 100 | 500 | 2,000 | Five minutes 30 seconds | 15 minutes | One hour |
| Get Document Metrics | 1,000 | 25,000 | NA | 30 seconds | 15 minutes | NA |
| Get All Fields | 50 | 100 | NA | Five minutes | 15 minutes | NA |
| Copy Document | 100 | 500 | 2000 | Five minutes 30 seconds | 15 minutes | One hour |
| Search Document | 100 | 500 | 2000 | Five minutes 30 seconds | 15 minutes | One hour |
| Download Document | 100 | 500 | 2000 | Five minutes 30 seconds | 15 minutes | One hour |
| Trash Document | 100 | 500 | 2000 | Five minutes 30 seconds | 15 minutes | One hour |
| Restore Document | 100 | 500 | 2000 | Five minutes 30 seconds | 15 minutes | One hour |
| Delete Documents Permanently | 100 | 500 | 2000 | Five minutes 30 seconds | 15 minutes | One hour |
Meta APIs
| API | Limit per minute | Limit per hour | Limit per day | Cooling period per | ||
| Minute | Hour | Day | ||||
| All Meta APIs | 60 | 500 | 2,000 | Five minutes 30 seconds | 15 minutes | One hour |
Combine APIs
| API | Limit per minute | Limit per hour | Limit per day | Cooling period per | ||
| Minute | Hour | Day | ||||
| Combine PDFs | 50 | 200 | 2000 | Five minutes | 15 minutes | Two hours |
| Combine and Store | 50 | 200 | 2000 | Five minutes | 15 minutes | Two hours |
| Combine and Deliver via Webhook | 50 | 200 | 2000 | Five minutes | 15 minutes | Two hours |
Merge APIs
| API | Limit per minute | Limit per hour | Limit per day | Cooling period per | ||
| Minute | Hour | Day | ||||
| Merge and Download | 100 | 500 | NA | Five minutes | 15 minutes | NA |
| Merge and Email | 100 | 500 | NA | Five minutes | 15 minutes | NA |
| Merge and Deliver via Webhook | 50 | 100 | NA | Five minutes | 15 minutes | NA |
| Merge and Store (v2) | 100 | 500 | NA | Five minutes | 15 minutes | NA |
| Merge and Sign | 100 | 500 | NA | Five minutes | 15 minutes | NA |
| Merge and Invoke | 100 | 500 | NA | Five minutes | 15 minutes | NA |
| Merge and Share Fillable Link | 100 | 500 | NA | Five minutes | 15 minutes | NA |
| Merge with Presets | 100 | 500 | NA | Five minutes | 15 minutes | NA |
Sign API
| API | Limit per minute | Limit per hour | Limit per day | Cooling limit per | ||
| Minute | Hour | Day | ||||
| Sign API | 30 | 300 | 1000 | Three seconds | 10 minutes | One hour |