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# Rate Limiting

Unlike the Admin API, which meters requests per authenticated shop, the Storefront API applies a rate limit per **buyer IP address**.

When a request is made, it is added to the bucket. If the bucket is full, the API responds with a `429 Too Many Requests` status.

Bucket capacity and leak rate are subject to change. Read the current values from the response headers rather than hard-coding them.