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7 changes: 4 additions & 3 deletions src/content/docs/waf/tools/lists/lists-api/index.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ To get started, review the Lists [JSON object](/waf/tools/lists/lists-api/json-o

## Rate limiting for Lists API requests

Cloudflare may apply rate limiting to your API requests creating or deleting list items in custom lists and Bulk Redirect Lists.
Cloudflare may apply rate limiting to your API requests creating, modifying, or deleting list items in custom lists and Bulk Redirect Lists.

Each operation (create or delete) on a list item counts as a change. The existing rate limit is based on the number of list changes over time. You can request a maximum of 10,000 list changes in five minutes.
Each operation (create, edit, or delete) on a list item counts as a modification. The following limits apply:

Once the system has processed enough list changes so that they are under the threshold mentioned above, you can make additional API requests with more changes.
- The can make a maximum of 1,000,000 list item modifications in API requests over 12 hours.
- You can make a maximum of 30,000 API requests over 12 hours doing list item modifications.
3 changes: 1 addition & 2 deletions src/content/partials/fundamentals/api-rate-limits.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ Some specific API calls have their own limits and are documented separately, suc
* [Cache Purge APIs](/cache/how-to/purge-cache/#availability-and-limits)
* [GraphQL APIs](/analytics/graphql-api/limits/): 300 GraphQL queries over 5-minute window
* [Rulesets APIs](/ruleset-engine/rulesets-api/#limits)
* [Lists API](/waf/tools/lists/lists-api/#rate-limiting-for-lists-api-requests): 10,000 list changes in five minutes
* Gateway Lists API: 60 list updates per minute
* [Lists API](/waf/tools/lists/lists-api/#rate-limiting-for-lists-api-requests)

Enterprise customers can also [contact Cloudflare Support](/support/contacting-cloudflare-support/) to raise the Client API per user, GraphQL, or API token limits to a higher value.