Framer Rate Limits

Overview

Handle Framer API rate limits for Server API and plugin operations. The Server API uses WebSocket, so rate limits apply per-connection. CMS operations are limited by collection size and concurrent writes.

Rate Limit Reference

Operation	Limit	Notes
Server API connections	1 per site	WebSocket, persistent
CMS setItems	~100 items/call	Batch larger sets
CMS getItems	No hard limit	Returns all items
Plugin API calls	Debounced	Framer throttles internally
Publish	~1/minute	Site publishing
Image upload	Concurrent limit	Via CMS image fields

Instructions

Step 1: Batch CMS Writes

async function batchSetItems(collection: any, items: any[], batchSize = 100) {
  for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i += batchSize) {
    const batch = items.slice(i, i + batchSize);
    await collection.setItems(batch);
    console.log(`Synced ${Math.min(i + batchSize, items.length)}/${items.length}`);
    if (i + batchSize < items.length) {
      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000)); // 1s between batches
    }
  }
}

Step 2: Debounced Plugin Operations

// Debounce rapid plugin UI interactions
function debounce<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(fn: T, ms = 300) {
  let timer: NodeJS.Timeout;
  return (...args: Parameters<T>) => {
    clearTimeout(timer);
    timer = setTimeout(() => fn(...args), ms);
  };
}

const debouncedSync = debounce(async () => {
  await syncCollection();
}, 500);

Step 3: Retry for Server API

async function withRetry<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>, maxRetries = 3): Promise<T> {
  for (let i = 0; i <= maxRetries; i++) {
    try {
      return await fn();
    } catch (err: any) {
      if (i === maxRetries) throw err;
      const delay = 1000 * Math.pow(2, i);
      console.log(`Retry ${i + 1} in ${delay}ms`);
      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, delay));
    }
  }
  throw new Error('Unreachable');
}

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
WebSocket disconnected	Connection timeout	Reconnect with backoff
setItems slow	Large batch	Split into chunks of 100
Publish rate limited	Too frequent	Wait 60s between publishes

Resources

Next Steps

For security, see framer-security-basics.