Delegated Access Token Rate Limits

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umgjk
Shopify Partner
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I have a question regarding the new delegated tokens feature:
 
For each delegated token, does it have a separate rate limit from the parent app token that was used to generate it, or must all delegated tokens share the same base rate limit as the top-level token/app?
 
There is nothing in the documentation about rate limiting behavior when using delegated tokens, and nothing in the rate limiting documentation.
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umgjk
Shopify Partner
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This is an accepted solution.

We went ahead and did our own testing.

 

I can confirm the same rate limit is shared across all delegated tokens.  Since the rate limit is shared, the only benefit of delegated tokens is to restrict the API scope/permission.

 

I hope this helps others who are wondering the same thing without having to create a POC.

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umgjk
Shopify Partner
2 1 1

This is an accepted solution.

We went ahead and did our own testing.

 

I can confirm the same rate limit is shared across all delegated tokens.  Since the rate limit is shared, the only benefit of delegated tokens is to restrict the API scope/permission.

 

I hope this helps others who are wondering the same thing without having to create a POC.