How-to Rate limit Errors

How to fix 'max order request exceeded' without 5000 orders

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The “max order request exceeded” error in Kite Connect typically indicates you’ve hit the per-second or per-minute rate limit, not the daily 5000-order cap.

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Step-by-step procedure

Four steps per the procedure infobox.

Rate limits

Per Kite Connect rate limits :

  • Per second: ~3 orders.
  • Per minute: ~200 orders.
  • Per day: 5000 orders.

Burst order placement hits the per-second limit first.

See also

External references

References

  1. Zerodha, Kite Connect rate limits, kite.trade.

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