# Trading API limitations

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/trading-api-limitations/9743>\
**Category:** Alpaca Trading\
**Created:** [June 13, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/trading-api-limitations/9743 "2022-06-13T02:13:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![egotdell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7c8e57/32.png) [@egotdell](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/egotdell)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/trading-api-limitations/9743/1 "2022-06-13T02:13:06Z")

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I’m trying to understand the Trading API limitations.  
As far as I found in the documentation there is a limit of 200 requests per minute

At the same time, I see for market data API with a premium account there are no limitations.

So, Is there the same pattern for trading API as it is for Market API if I take a premium subscription?

If not, how these requests are counted? Like every new minute just counter? or like 2.7 requests per second or what?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![masjaya.sutarno](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/masjaya.sutarno/32/3364_2.png) [@masjaya.sutarno](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/masjaya.sutarno)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/trading-api-limitations/9743/2 "2022-06-15T08:45:37Z")

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Hi @egotdell

Currently 200 per minute, per account for more detail please check our doc [here](https://alpaca.markets/support/usage-limit-api-calls/), and That subscription doesn’t increase the rate limit on the Trading API, but rather on the Market Data API, As long as the API made 200 requests within the 1 min timeframe, any excessive calls will be rejected/throw an error.