Requesting Custom Delay for API Calls in Pipedrive

·Jul 08, 2025 08:23 PM·

Hi there, I try to check if my leads exist in Pipedrive but get this error every time. I need to check >300 leads every time. Is there any way to add a custom delay before each API request? I played around with custom rates, but no luck.

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You can control API request timing using the rate limit feature in our HTTP API integration. In Step 8/9 of the setup, set a Request Limit (number of allowed requests) and Duration (in ms) to create delays between requests. For example, to add a 1-second delay between each request, set Request Limit to 1 and Duration to 1000 ms. The rate limit must average at least 5 requests per second to work properly. This prevents exceeding API rate limits when processing your 300+ leads.
Sources: HTTP API with JWT authentication | Documentation | Clay University HTTP API integration overview | Documentation | Clay University

Clay
APP
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You can control API request timing using the rate limit feature in our HTTP API integration. In Step 8/9 of the setup, set a Request Limit (number of allowed requests) and Duration (in ms) to create delays between requests. For example, to add a 1-second delay between each request, set Request Limit to 1 and Duration to 1000 ms. The rate limit must average at least 5 requests per second to work properly. This prevents exceeding API rate limits when processing your 300+ leads.
Sources: HTTP API with JWT authentication | Documentation | Clay University HTTP API integration overview | Documentation | Clay University