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

# Rate limits

> Throughput, queueing, and retry behavior.

# Rate limits

deepface.dev applies rate limiting and queue controls at the gateway.

## Enforcement points

* Per-account requests per minute
* Maximum inflight compute requests
* Queue depth
* Queue timeout

## Retry behavior

`429 rate_limited` responses include:

* `Retry-After`
* `RateLimit-Limit`
* `RateLimit-Remaining`
* `RateLimit-Reset`

`503 queue_full` and `503 queue_timeout` indicate temporary capacity pressure.
Treat them as retryable with backoff unless your own SLA policy says otherwise.

## Capacity planning

If you need higher sustained throughput, dedicated queue capacity, or custom
limits, contact the deepface.dev team before scaling traffic abruptly.