Linear Rate Limits

Overview

Understand and handle Linear API rate limits for reliable integrations.

Prerequisites

• Linear SDK configured

• Understanding of HTTP headers

• Familiarity with async patterns

Instructions

• Step 1: Basic Rate Limit Handler

• Step 2: Exponential Backoff

• Step 3: Request Queue

• Step 4: Batch Operations

• Step 5: Query Optimization

For full implementation details and code examples, load: Read(${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/implementation-guide.md)

Output

• Rate limit monitoring

• Automatic retry with backoff

• Request queuing and throttling

• Batch processing utilities

• Optimized query patterns

Error Handling

Error Cause Solution

429 Too Many Requests

Rate limit exceeded Use backoff and queue

Complexity exceeded

Query too expensive Simplify query structure

Timeout

Long-running query Paginate or split queries

Resources

• Linear Rate Limiting

• GraphQL Complexity

• Best Practices

Next Steps

Learn security best practices with linear-security-basics .

Examples

Basic usage: Apply linear rate limits to a standard project setup with default configuration options.

Advanced scenario: Customize linear rate limits for production environments with multiple constraints and team-specific requirements.