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apollo-rate-limits

@jeremylongshore/apollo-rate-limits
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Implement Apollo.io rate limiting and backoff. Use when handling rate limits, implementing retry logic, or optimizing API request throughput. Trigger with phrases like "apollo rate limit", "apollo 429", "apollo throttling", "apollo backoff", "apollo request limits".

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name: apollo-rate-limits description: | Implement Apollo.io rate limiting and backoff. Use when handling rate limits, implementing retry logic, or optimizing API request throughput. Trigger with phrases like "apollo rate limit", "apollo 429", "apollo throttling", "apollo backoff", "apollo request limits". allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Bash(curl:*) version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io

Apollo Rate Limits

Overview

Implement robust rate limiting and backoff strategies for Apollo.io API to maximize throughput while avoiding 429 errors.

Apollo Rate Limits

Endpoint CategoryRate LimitWindowBurst Limit
People Search100/min1 minute10/sec
Person Enrichment100/min1 minute10/sec
Organization Enrichment100/min1 minute10/sec
Sequences/Campaigns50/min1 minute5/sec
Bulk Operations10/min1 minute2/sec
General API100/min1 minute10/sec

Rate Limit Headers

# Check current rate limit status
curl -I -X POST "https://api.apollo.io/v1/people/search" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api_key": "'$APOLLO_API_KEY'", "per_page": 1}'

# Response headers:
# X-RateLimit-Limit: 100
# X-RateLimit-Remaining: 95
# X-RateLimit-Reset: 1640000000
# Retry-After: 60  (only when rate limited)

Implementation: Rate Limiter Class

// src/lib/apollo/rate-limiter.ts
interface RateLimiterConfig {
  maxRequests: number;
  windowMs: number;
  minSpacingMs: number;
}

class RateLimiter {
  private queue: Array<{
    resolve: (value: void) => void;
    reject: (error: Error) => void;
  }> = [];
  private requestTimestamps: number[] = [];
  private lastRequestTime = 0;
  private processing = false;

  constructor(private config: RateLimiterConfig) {}

  async acquire(): Promise<void> {
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
      this.queue.push({ resolve, reject });
      this.processQueue();
    });
  }

  private async processQueue() {
    if (this.processing || this.queue.length === 0) return;
    this.processing = true;

    while (this.queue.length > 0) {
      // Clean old timestamps outside window
      const now = Date.now();
      this.requestTimestamps = this.requestTimestamps.filter(
        (ts) => now - ts < this.config.windowMs
      );

      // Check if we're at capacity
      if (this.requestTimestamps.length >= this.config.maxRequests) {
        const oldestTs = this.requestTimestamps[0];
        const waitTime = this.config.windowMs - (now - oldestTs) + 100;
        await this.wait(waitTime);
        continue;
      }

      // Enforce minimum spacing
      const timeSinceLastRequest = now - this.lastRequestTime;
      if (timeSinceLastRequest < this.config.minSpacingMs) {
        await this.wait(this.config.minSpacingMs - timeSinceLastRequest);
      }

      // Process next request
      const item = this.queue.shift()!;
      this.requestTimestamps.push(Date.now());
      this.lastRequestTime = Date.now();
      item.resolve();
    }

    this.processing = false;
  }

  private wait(ms: number): Promise<void> {
    return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
  }
}

// Create rate limiter for Apollo
export const apolloRateLimiter = new RateLimiter({
  maxRequests: 90, // Leave buffer below 100
  windowMs: 60000,
  minSpacingMs: 100, // 100ms between requests
});

Implementation: Exponential Backoff

// src/lib/apollo/backoff.ts
interface BackoffConfig {
  initialDelayMs: number;
  maxDelayMs: number;
  maxRetries: number;
  multiplier: number;
  jitter: boolean;
}

const defaultConfig: BackoffConfig = {
  initialDelayMs: 1000,
  maxDelayMs: 60000,
  maxRetries: 5,
  multiplier: 2,
  jitter: true,
};

export async function withBackoff<T>(
  fn: () => Promise<T>,
  config: Partial<BackoffConfig> = {}
): Promise<T> {
  const cfg = { ...defaultConfig, ...config };
  let lastError: Error;
  let delay = cfg.initialDelayMs;

  for (let attempt = 0; attempt <= cfg.maxRetries; attempt++) {
    try {
      await apolloRateLimiter.acquire();
      return await fn();
    } catch (error: any) {
      lastError = error;

      // Check if retryable
      const status = error.response?.status;
      if (status === 401 || status === 403 || status === 422) {
        throw error; // Don't retry auth/validation errors
      }

      if (attempt === cfg.maxRetries) {
        break;
      }

      // Get delay from Retry-After header or calculate
      const retryAfter = error.response?.headers?.['retry-after'];
      if (retryAfter) {
        delay = parseInt(retryAfter) * 1000;
      }

      // Add jitter to prevent thundering herd
      const jitter = cfg.jitter ? Math.random() * 1000 : 0;
      const actualDelay = Math.min(delay + jitter, cfg.maxDelayMs);

      console.log(`Retry ${attempt + 1}/${cfg.maxRetries} after ${actualDelay}ms`);
      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, actualDelay));

      delay *= cfg.multiplier;
    }
  }

  throw lastError!;
}

Implementation: Request Queue

// src/lib/apollo/request-queue.ts
import PQueue from 'p-queue';

// Concurrency-limited queue
export const apolloQueue = new PQueue({
  concurrency: 5, // Max 5 concurrent requests
  interval: 1000, // Per second
  intervalCap: 10, // Max 10 per interval
});

// Usage
async function batchSearchPeople(domains: string[]): Promise<Person[]> {
  const results = await Promise.all(
    domains.map((domain) =>
      apolloQueue.add(() =>
        withBackoff(() => apollo.searchPeople({ q_organization_domains: [domain] }))
      )
    )
  );

  return results.flat().map((r) => r?.people || []).flat();
}

Usage Patterns

Pattern 1: Simple Rate-Limited Request

import { withBackoff } from './backoff';

const people = await withBackoff(() =>
  apollo.searchPeople({
    q_organization_domains: ['stripe.com'],
    per_page: 100,
  })
);

Pattern 2: Batch Processing with Queue

import { apolloQueue } from './request-queue';

async function enrichCompanies(domains: string[]) {
  const results = [];

  for (const domain of domains) {
    const result = await apolloQueue.add(
      () => withBackoff(() => apollo.enrichOrganization(domain)),
      { priority: 1 } // Lower priority
    );
    results.push(result);
  }

  return results;
}

Pattern 3: Priority Queue for Interactive vs Background

// High priority for user-facing requests
async function interactiveSearch(query: string) {
  return apolloQueue.add(
    () => withBackoff(() => apollo.searchPeople({ q_keywords: query })),
    { priority: 0 } // Highest priority
  );
}

// Low priority for background sync
async function backgroundSync(contacts: string[]) {
  return Promise.all(
    contacts.map((id) =>
      apolloQueue.add(
        () => withBackoff(() => apollo.getContact(id)),
        { priority: 10 } // Low priority
      )
    )
  );
}

Monitoring Rate Limit Usage

// src/lib/apollo/rate-monitor.ts
class RateLimitMonitor {
  private requests: Array<{ timestamp: number; remaining: number }> = [];

  recordRequest(remaining: number) {
    this.requests.push({
      timestamp: Date.now(),
      remaining,
    });

    // Keep only last 5 minutes
    const cutoff = Date.now() - 5 * 60 * 1000;
    this.requests = this.requests.filter((r) => r.timestamp > cutoff);
  }

  getStats() {
    const lastMinute = this.requests.filter(
      (r) => r.timestamp > Date.now() - 60000
    );

    return {
      requestsLastMinute: lastMinute.length,
      currentRemaining: lastMinute[lastMinute.length - 1]?.remaining ?? 100,
      utilizationPercent: (lastMinute.length / 100) * 100,
      isNearLimit: lastMinute.length > 80,
    };
  }
}

export const rateLimitMonitor = new RateLimitMonitor();

Output

  • Rate limiter class with token bucket algorithm
  • Exponential backoff with jitter
  • Request queue with concurrency control
  • Priority-based request scheduling
  • Rate limit monitoring and alerts

Error Handling

ScenarioStrategy
429 responseUse Retry-After header
Burst limit hitAdd minimum spacing
Sustained limitQueue with concurrency
Network timeoutExponential backoff

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