If you're hitting the Ingestion API at 1000 RPM, you are likely well within limits, but if you're hitting the Query API, 1000 RPM would far exceed the limit of 60 queries/hour. Here's what Mixpanel recommends:
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Spread queries over a longer period to stay within hourly limits.
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Consolidate multiple queries into a single query where possible.
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Use exponential backoff with jitter — start with a 2s backoff, doubling up to 60s, with 1–5s of jitter. [Import Events]
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Batch events — up to 2000 events per request to reduce total request count.
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Use gzip compression (Content-Encoding: gzip) to reduce data size.
