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user12167322
user12167322

Reputation: 11

Google sheets API limits for SAAS applications

We want to develop an API integration for Google Sheets in our SAAS platform, we have around 1000 users and each user in our platform will be connecting their own Google Account to the integration.

I see the API limits are 500 requests per 100 seconds per project, and 100 requests per 100 seconds per user.

What I'm not 100% clear on is if these limits apply to our platform integration as a whole (all users on our platform) or the limits apply to each connected Google Account?

I'm assuming the API limit applies to each individual connected Google Account in our integration so each user in our platform will have their own individual requests limits?

I want to be sure though because the alternative of having only 100 requests per 100 seconds is not very scalable across 1000 users in our platform.

Any clarification on this would be highly appreciated!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 128

Answers (1)

ZektorH
ZektorH

Reputation: 2770

The way the API limits would work for you is that:

Every user would have a limit of 100 requests per 100 seconds per user, since you are performing these requests on the behalf of the user.

If you application was performing these requests instead, then you would reach the 500 requests per 100 seconds.

Hope this clarifies it!

Upvotes: 0

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