# IG API error: error.public-api.exceeded-account-allowance

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The error, as text you can copy:

```
error.public-api.exceeded-account-allowance
```

- Kind: API error code
- HTTP status: 403
- API: [IG](https://openbrokerapi.com/brokers/ig)
- Status: verified. Source: [labs.ig.com](https://labs.ig.com/reference/session.html), checked 2026-10-09.

## What does error.public-api.exceeded-account-allowance mean on the IG API?

The account's traffic allowance has been exceeded. IG's reference lists this code under HTTP 403 in the Exceptions tables for /session.

## How do I fix error.public-api.exceeded-account-allowance?

Send fewer requests on this account and wait before trying again. IG's reference page gives no figure for the allowance and no further remedy.

## IG limits behind this error

This is a rate or allowance error, so these are the limits recorded for IG, each with its scope and source. Pace your requests against them.

- Historical price data points a week: 10,000 data points per week
  - Scope: Per account, price history endpoints only
  - Status: verified. Source: [labs.ig.com](https://labs.ig.com/faq.html), checked 2026-10-12.
- Non trading requests a minute: 30 requests per minute
  - Scope: Per account, non trading calls only
  - Status: verified. Source: [labs.ig.com](https://labs.ig.com/faq.html), checked 2026-10-12.
- Non trading requests a minute: 60 requests per minute
  - Scope: Per application, that is per API key, non trading calls only
  - Status: verified. Source: [labs.ig.com](https://labs.ig.com/faq.html), checked 2026-10-12.
- Concurrent streaming subscriptions: 40 subscriptions
  - Scope: Per streaming connection
  - Status: verified. Source: [labs.ig.com](https://labs.ig.com/faq.html), checked 2026-10-12.
  - Corroborated by [labs.ig.com/streaming-api-guide.html](https://labs.ig.com/streaming-api-guide.html)
- Trading requests a minute: 100 requests per minute
  - Scope: Per account, trading calls only
  - Sources conflict: [ig.com](https://www.ig.com/en/trading-platforms/trading-apis/how-to-use-ig-api) states around 40 trade requests per minute, checked 2026-10-05. IG's own pages disagree. The conflict is labelled, not resolved. Pace against 40.
  - Status: conflicting. Source: [labs.ig.com](https://labs.ig.com/faq.html), checked 2026-10-12.

## More on the IG API

- [All IG API error codes](https://openbrokerapi.com/errors/ig)
- [IG API quickstart](https://openbrokerapi.com/brokers/ig/quickstart): From credentials to a first call on a demo account, step by step.
- [IG API error codes](https://openbrokerapi.com/errors/ig): 132 decoded, each with what it means, and the fix where the source gives one.
- [IG API endpoints](https://openbrokerapi.com/brokers/ig/endpoints): 49 documented, each with its method, path, parameters and source.
- [IG messages](https://openbrokerapi.com/brokers/ig/messages): 5 documented, each with its fields and source.
- [IG API page](https://openbrokerapi.com/brokers/ig): The full record: access, authentication, limits and the source for each.
- [ChatGPT trading bot with the IG API, the safe way](https://openbrokerapi.com/guides/ai-trading-bot-ig-chatgpt): Guide
- [Get your IG trade history into a spreadsheet](https://openbrokerapi.com/guides/ig-trade-history): Guide
- [IG deal confirms: turning a deal reference into a result](https://openbrokerapi.com/guides/ig-deal-confirms): Guide
- [IG demo API key: how to get one and what it allows](https://openbrokerapi.com/guides/ig-demo-api-key): Guide
- [IG streaming with Python](https://openbrokerapi.com/guides/ig-lightstreamer-python): Guide

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