Understanding Rate Limits

Rate limits control how many requests you can make to the Gomap API per day. This guide explains how rate limiting works and how to optimize your usage.

📉 What is a Rate Limit?

A rate limit is the maximum number of tile requests your API key can make within a 24-hour period.

Example:

Rate limit: 10,000 requests/day
Each tile request counts as 1 request
Loading a map typically requires 50-200 tiles

Available Rate Limit Tiers

Tier	Daily Requests	Map Page Views*	Recommended For
5K	5,000	~50	Development & Testing
10K	10,000	~100	Small Applications
25K	25,000	~250	Medium Traffic Apps
50K	50,000	~500	High Traffic Apps
100K	100,000	~1,000	Enterprise Applications

*Approximate, varies by zoom level and viewport size

How Rate Limiting Works

Counting Requests

What counts as a request?

✅ Each vector tile (.pbf) = 1 request
✅ Style JSON = 1 request
❌ Cached tiles = 0 requests (browser cache)

Example map load:

Zoom level 10, viewport 1920x1080
= ~80 tiles
= 80 requests

Reset Time

Rate limits reset daily: