API rate limiting
For Cloud efficiency and security reasons, Sigfox is moving a step forward on API rate limiting, by setting upper bounds for some API endpoints use.
Please note that a new HTTP response will have to be integrated by the customer information system in case of exceeded rate : “HTTP 429: too many requests”.
You’ll find below the list of Endpoint with the new rate limitation and reason for change :
Endpoint | Description | Reason for change | Rate limitation (max) | Available from |
backend.sigfox.com/api/devices/<id>/messages api.sigfox.com/v2/devices/<id>/messages | Query messages for a device | Device messages are pushed by the Backend to the customer Information System via callback and/or connector. | 1 request every second. |
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backend.sigfox.com/api/devices/<id> api.sigfox.com/v2/devices/<id> | Query device information | Device information page is not likely to change frequently (name, last seen etc). | 1 request every 60 minutes. |
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Sigfox reserves the right to modify those limits without notice.