Article Details
Id:18935
Product:finPOWER Connect
Type:NEW
Version:3.04.04
Opened:24/01/2022
Closed:08/02/2022
Released:09/06/2022
Job: J028172

MYOB GL API; implemented API Rate limit retry

The MYOB API may fail with a 403 Forbidden error, with the message "ERROR: API key has exceeded the per-second rate limit" or "ERROR: API key has exceeded the daily rate limit".

finPOWER Connect now includes the following strategy - If the request fails with a Status 403, finPOWER Connect will wait for a short period and then try sending the request again. This happens 5 times with an increasing wait period of 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 seconds (a total potential wait of 62 seconds).

NOTE: This should all but eliminate the per second limit - but not the per day limit.