diff --git a/pages/price-feeds/api-instances-and-providers/hermes.mdx b/pages/price-feeds/api-instances-and-providers/hermes.mdx index 0b2120af..25fcd6c0 100644 --- a/pages/price-feeds/api-instances-and-providers/hermes.mdx +++ b/pages/price-feeds/api-instances-and-providers/hermes.mdx @@ -22,9 +22,15 @@ URL: https://hermes-beta.pyth.network +### Rate limits + +In order to maximize the reliability of the Public Hermes API, a request rate limit is enforced. +All endpoints limits are set at 30 requests every 10 seconds per IP address. +Clients issuing request above the limit will receive a 429 (Too Many Requests) response for the subsequent 60-second period. + For production deployments, developers integrating with Pyth Network are **strongly encouraged** to use Node Providers for maximum resilience and decentralization. Moreover, Hermes is designed to be self-hosted, so developers can run their own -instance of Hermes to fetch Pyth price updates. Please note it is not recommended to use the public endpoint for production as it has rate limits. +instance of Hermes to fetch Pyth price updates. ## Node Providers