> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.intention.xyz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Rate Limits

> How Intention enforces request and order rate limits at the API surface.

Intention applies rate limits at multiple layers: the public RPC layer, the order-flow layer, and the protocol layer. This page will document how those limits are surfaced through the API — the headers, the response codes, the windowing rules, and how clients should back off.

<Note>
  Status: not yet published. The exact limits and headers will be confirmed at the public-testnet launch. Treat the descriptions below as planning documentation.
</Note>

## What this page will contain

* **Limit categories.** Per-IP, per-account, per-session, and per-endpoint limits, and how they compose.
* **Headers.** The response headers that expose remaining quota, reset time, and the active limit category.
* **Error codes.** How `429` responses are structured and what fields are returned, cross-referenced with [errors](/api-reference/conventions/errors).
* **Backoff.** Recommended client backoff strategies, including jitter and the relationship between retry timing and [nonces](/api-reference/conventions/nonces).
* **Order flow.** How order placement, modification, and cancellation rate limits differ from read-endpoint limits, and how they interact with [transaction sequencing](/trading/tx-sequencing).

For early integration questions, email `contact@intention.xyz`.