Clerk Rate Limits Overview Understand Clerk's rate limiting system and implement strategies to avoid hitting limits. Covers Backend API rate limits, retry logic, batching, caching, and monitoring. Prerequisites - Clerk account with API access - Understanding of your application's traffic patterns - Monitoring/logging infrastructure Instructions Step 1: Understand Rate Limits Clerk Backend API enforces rate limits per API key: | Plan | Rate Limit | Burst | |------|-----------|-------| | Free | 20 req/10s | 40 | | Pro | 100 req/10s | 200 | | Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Rate limit headers ret…