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Managing API Rate Limits for Zendesk Article Exports

Learn how to handle API rate limits when exporting Zendesk articles. Discover best practices for avoiding timeouts and errors during exports.

How can I handle API rate limits when exporting Zendesk articles?

When exporting Zendesk articles using the API, you might encounter rate limits. To avoid this, it's important to throttle your API calls to stay within the allowed limits. This means spacing out your requests to prevent hitting the rate limit, which can cause timeouts or errors.

For more detailed guidance on managing API rate limits, you can refer to Zendesk's best practices documentation.


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