Chatva
API: Limits and errors

Limits and errors

Updated September 7, 2026

The limit is 120 requests per minute per key. That is enough to sync even large accounts if you avoid polling the conversation list more than a couple of times a minute and use webhooks for events.

Rate limit headers

Response headers

X-RateLimit-Limit: 120
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 118
X-RateLimit-Reset: 1757232360

When the limit is exceeded the API responds 429 with a Retry-After header — the number of seconds until the next allowed request.

Error format

Error example

{"error": {"code": "rate_limited", "message": "Retry after 30s"}}
HTTPCodeReason
400bad_requestInvalid parameters or request body
401unauthorizedKey missing, revoked or wrong
403forbiddenPlan without API access or another company's data
404not_foundConversation, contact or webhook not found
409conflictA webhook with this URL already exists
429rate_limitedRate limit exceeded, see Retry-After
500internalError on our side — retry with backoff

Use exponential backoff for retries: 1s, 2s, 4s. For 429 always wait for Retry-After — it is faster than guessing.