# API rate limits

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-rate-limits/208405
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** rest-api
**Created:** [November 5, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-rate-limits/208405 "2021-11-05T22:27:49Z")
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### Author: ![blake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/blake/32/157322_2.png) [@blake](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blake)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-rate-limits/208405/8 "2021-11-08T21:33:50Z")

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There is not a timeline for that that I’m aware of.

However, I recommend using the data-explorer plugin for custom data requests like this. What you can do is create your own custom sql query and save it so that it gets an id. Then you can make an API call to that saved query and it will execute then and return the json you are after in a single request.

> [@Run Data Explorer queries with the Discourse API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-data-explorer-queries-with-the-discourse-api/120063):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to use the Discourse API to create, run, and manage queries with the [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Virtually any action that can be performed through the Discourse user interface can also be triggered with the Discourse API. This document provides a comprehensive overview for utilizing the API specifically in conjunction with the [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin. For a general overview of how to find the correct API …

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