# Gemini API Embedding Configuration Clarification **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Support\ **Tags:** ai\ **Created:** [October 15, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gemini-api-embedding-configuration-clarification/385719 "2025-10-15T00:40:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![RBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gemini-api-embedding-configuration-clarification/385719/4 "2025-10-16T03:05:40Z")
On a side note, this appears to be the batch size, how many requests in a single call. Perhaps the issue is that number of requests being made per minute (not per batch). Is there a way to throttle how many backfill requests are sent per minute or per hour? Also found this if it helps other users, the new gemini embedding is having issues with limits set to 0 if exceeded. There’s a temp workaround to using text embedding instead or maybe just wait for a bit and see if resolves. Having said that I still think it’s a good idea for discourse to add an option to limit the number of API calls per minute for backfills to avoid this problem in the first place. > **[Gemini Embeddings Free Tier Quota Stuck at 0 After Overage – No Reset Across...](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-embeddings-free-tier-quota-stuck-at-0-after-overage-no-reset-across-projects/106517/15)** > > Hi, I’m encountering the same error when using the Generative Language / Gemini API: Quota exceeded for metric: generativelanguage.googleapis.com/embed\_content\_free\_tier\_requests, limit: 0 It seems that my quota for that metric is set to 0,... PS: SUPER COOL to see google also using discourse - wonder what AI they use to power their forum search 😉 ☀ --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gemini-api-embedding-configuration-clarification/385719)._