Vercel Rate Limits

Overview

Handle Vercel REST API rate limits with proper retry logic, and configure Vercel's WAF rate limiting SDK to protect your deployed API endpoints from abuse. Covers both consuming the Vercel API (outbound) and protecting your own functions (inbound).

Prerequisites

• Vercel CLI installed and authenticated
• Understanding of HTTP 429 status codes
• For WAF rate limiting: Vercel Pro or Enterprise plan

Instructions

Step 1: Vercel REST API Rate Limits

The Vercel REST API enforces rate limits per endpoint. When exceeded, the API returns HTTP 429 with rate limit headers: