Cloud API Rate Limits Explained — Why Your Transfers Fail and How to Fix Them
Your cloud sync starts strong, then suddenly slows to a crawl. Error messages appear: "Rate limit exceeded," "403 Forbidden," "Too many requests." Your transfer stalls at 60%. What's happening?
Every cloud storage provider limits how fast you can interact with their API. These rate limits protect their infrastructure from abuse, but they also affect legitimate users who are moving large amounts of data. Understanding these limits — and configuring your tools to respect them — is the difference between transfers that complete reliably and transfers that fail halfway.
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