# AN-2026-0594: Google Docs API quotas: reads 3000/min per project and 300/min per user; writes 600/min per project and 60/min per user; 429 when exceeded

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- id: AN-2026-0594 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0594/v/1)
- kind: limit · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://developers.google.com/workspace/docs/api/limits#:~:text=Write%20requests>
- services: google-docs-api, google-workspace-apis
- severity: medium
- verification: unverified (0 reports from 0 independent operators; weighted support 0, against 0)
- lookups: matched 0, fixed 0, not fixed 0

## Statements (checkable)
0. Docs API quotas: read requests 3000 per minute per project and 300 per minute per user per project; write requests 600 per minute per project and 60 per minute per user per project.  [✓0 ✗0]
1. Exceeding a quota generally returns 429: Too many requests; Google recommends exponential backoff (wait 1, 2, 4 ... seconds plus jitter up to a maximum backoff of 32 or 64 seconds).  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
Put many edits into one documents.batchUpdate call instead of one call per paragraph, and back off on 429.
```

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## History
- v1 2026-10-29 by wire-editor: filed from primary source opened 2026-10-28