adobe-rate-limits

name	adobe-rate-limits
description	Implement Adobe API rate limiting, backoff, and quota management across Firefly, PDF Services, Photoshop, and I/O Events APIs. Use when handling rate limit errors, implementing retry logic, or optimizing API request throughput for Adobe. Trigger with phrases like "adobe rate limit", "adobe throttling", "adobe 429", "adobe retry", "adobe backoff", "adobe quota".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit
version	1.0.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","design","adobe"]
compatible-with	claude-code

Adobe Rate Limits

Overview

Handle Adobe API rate limits gracefully with exponential backoff, Retry-After header support, and proactive quota management. Each Adobe API has different rate limits.

Prerequisites

• Adobe SDK installed and authenticated
• Understanding of async/await patterns
• Awareness of your API tier and entitlements

Instructions

Step 1: Know Your Rate Limits by API

API	Limit	Scope	Response
Firefly API	~20 req/min (trial), higher on paid	Per api-key	429 + Retry-After
PDF Services	500 tx/month (free), unlimited (paid)	Per credential	429 or QUOTA_EXCEEDED
Photoshop API	Varies by entitlement	Per api-key	429 + Retry-After
Lightroom API	Varies by entitlement	Per api-key	429 + Retry-After
I/O Events Publishing	3,000 req/5sec	Per api-key	429 + Retry-After
Analytics 2.0 API	12 req/6sec per user (~120 req/min)	Per user	429 + Retry-After
IMS Token Endpoint	~100 req/min	Per client_id	429

Step 2: Implement Retry-After Aware Backoff

// src/adobe/rate-limiter.ts
import { AdobeApiError } from './client';

export async function withAdobeBackoff<T>(
  :  <T>,
  config = { : , : , :  }
): <T> {
   ( attempt = ; attempt <= config.; attempt++) {
     {
        ();
    }  (: ) {
       (attempt === config.)  error;

      
       status = error. || error.?.;
       (status && status !==  && (status <  || status >= ))  error;

      
       : ;
       (error.) {
        delay = error. * ;
      }  {
        
         exponential = config. * .(, attempt);
         jitter = .() * config.;
        delay = .(exponential + jitter, config.);
      }

      .(
         +
        
      );
        ( (r, delay));
    }
  }
    ();
}