Lokalise Rate Limits

Overview

Lokalise enforces a strict 6 requests per second rate limit across all API endpoints (https://api.lokalise.com/api2). Exceeding this triggers a 429 Too Many Requests response. This skill covers request queuing with 170ms minimum spacing, exponential backoff for 429 recovery, bulk operation throttling, and proactive quota monitoring via response headers.

Prerequisites

• @lokalise/node-api SDK installed (npm install @lokalise/node-api)
• API token configured (read or read/write scope depending on operations)
• Node.js 18+ for native AbortController support in timeout handling

Instructions

1. Understand the Rate Limit Headers

Every Lokalise API response includes rate limit headers: