> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.brandfetch.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quotas and usage

When you sign up for a free developer account, you get 100 free requests.

If you need to make more requests, please upgrade to a paid plan. When upgrading, you can confirm your quota by looking at the `x-api-key-quota` response header. To see your current month's usage, look for the `x-api-key-approximate-usage` response header.

We will also send you an email warning you upon reaching 80% of your quota. The API will return an HTTP status code 429 when the quota has been reached.

In addition to a usage quota we also apply a request throughput limit to protect our service from abuse. By default, throughput is limited to a sustained 100 requests/second with some flexibility to accommodate bursts (30,000 requests / rolling 5 minute hard limit). You'll receive an HTTP status code 429 when you exceed this limit.

If your use-case requires higher throughput limits, [contact us](https://brandfetch.com/developers/contact/sales).