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How do I read rate limit headers in Python?

How-toUpdated

Headers aren't on the parsed object, so ask for the raw response.

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.gateway.clatterlabs.xyz/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["CLATTER_API_KEY"],
    default_headers={"X-Clatter-Account": os.environ["CLATTER_ACCOUNT_ID"]},
)

raw = client.chat.completions.with_raw_response.create(
    model="supercosmos-flash", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hi"}]
)
print(raw.headers.get("x-ratelimit-limit"), raw.headers.get("x-ratelimit-remaining"))
print(raw.headers.get("x-request-id"))
resp = raw.parse()
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

Also check x-clatter-notice: it's set to abuse_warning when a request earned a warning under the Abuse policy.

The client setup above (base URL, key and the X-Clatter-Account header) is the same in every Python example; see Set up the Python SDK. Full parameter list: Create a chat completion.

Good to know#

  • Retry only 429 and 5xx errors, with backoff; honour Retry-After when it's sent. Which errors to retry
  • Each key has its own limit: 10, 30 (default), 60 or 120 requests per minute. Rate limits
  • If calls fail unexpectedly, check status.clatterlabs.com before debugging further.

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