API:Ratelimit/Wikimedia sites

Each mediawiki has upload limits according to user groups set via wmf-config/InitialiseSettings.php. We collected below some known ratelimits.

Commons

• See also User group rights: Commons:Special:ListGroupRights
• Check user rights for yourself on Commons API: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&meta=userinfo&uiprop=ratelimits

Uploads rate limits on Commons.

Group	Minimal condition	Ratelimit
		Uploads rights
* (all)	Anonymous IP	0
user	Have an account	380 per 4320 sec.
autoconfirmed	4+ days old account	380 per 4320 sec.
autopatrolled	On request	999 per 1 sec.
patroller	On request	999 per 1 sec.
image-reviewer	On request	999 per 1 sec.
4320 sec. = 72 mins.

Commons ratelimits in code

• Likely: Here

See also

• phab:T172293#6344271 - ongoing discussion on MediaWiki's ratelimit
• API:Etiquette