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REST API rate limit: Images API returns 429 after ~10 requests (CloudFront)

  • December 26, 2025
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Michael Gor

I am encountering rate limits extremely quickly when using the Figma Images API.

Even when downloading approximately 10 images, I consistently receive HTTP 429 responses with very large Retry-After values (around 400,000 seconds).

The images are being exported from the following Figma file:
https://www.figma.com/design/MgNkAQkNBETXwipSe024oc/

Details:
- Endpoint: /v1/images/MgNkAQkNBETXwipSe024oc
- Authentication: Personal Access Token
- Requests are executed sequentially (no parallel requests)
- Request rate is very low (2 request per second)
- Requests are executed via C# using the Unity game engine

Additional response details:
- Response body: {"status":429,"err":"Rate limit exceeded"}
- Retry-After: 397777 seconds
- Response header includes: X-Cache: Error from cloudfront

Due to this behavior, it is currently impossible for me to use the API for asset export.

Could you please check whether this file, my account, or my IP address is being throttled at the CloudFront level, or if there is an additional rate limit being applied?
 

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Pandiyarajan S

Hi,

I’m also facing the same 429 rate limit issues on the Figma API’s, even with slow/limited requests.

API: GET /v1/files/{file_id}?depth=2

I saw the new rate limit docs here: https://developers.figma.com/docs/rest-api/rate-limits/

Does upgrading the plan/tier increase the API rate limits, or is it the same for all users?