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specification: API Commons Rate Limits
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/RateLimits
provider: 6sense
providerId: 6sense
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Rate Limiting
  - Quotas
  - ABM
description: |
  Documented 6sense API rate limits and quotas. The default per-minute and per-second limits below
  are documented in the 6sense API Portal. Annual enrichment credit allocations are negotiated per
  contract.
sources:
  - https://api.6sense.com/docs/
  - https://support.6sense.com/docs/6sense-api-overview
responseCodes:
  throttled: 429
  quotaExceeded: 402
algorithm: fixed-window
limits:
  - api: Company Identification API
    endpoint: GET https://epsilon.6sense.com/v3/company/details
    requestsPerMinute: 100
    notes: Per API token.
  - api: Company Firmographics API
    endpoint: POST https://api.6sense.com/v1/enrichment/company
    requestsPerMinute: 100
    notes: Per API token. Counts against annual enrichment credit pool.
  - api: Lead Scoring API
    endpoint: POST https://scribe.6sense.com/v2/people/score
    requestsPerMinute: 100
    notes: Per API token.
  - api: Lead Scoring + Firmographics API
    endpoint: POST https://scribe.6sense.com/v2/people/full
    requestsPerMinute: 100
    notes: Per API token. Counts against enrichment credit pool.
  - api: People Enrichment API
    endpoint: POST https://api.6sense.com/v2/enrichment/people
    requestsPerSecond: 20
    batchSize: 25
    notes: Up to 25 records per request, 20 QPS per customer. Counts against annual enrichment credits.
  - api: People Search API
    endpoint: POST https://api.6sense.com/v2/people/search
    requestsPerMinute: 100
    notes: Per API token.
creditPolicy:
  metric: enrichment-credit
  scope: contract-year
  notes: |
    Enrichment APIs (Company Firmographics, People Enrichment, Lead Scoring + Firmographics) draw
    from an annual credit pool defined in the customer's contract. Unused credits do not roll over
    unless explicitly negotiated.