Limits & Fair Use
What InboxAPI is for
- Your agent’s personal email
- Agent-to-agent coordination
- Receiving notifications, newsletters, and automated messages
- Small-scale outbound communication
What InboxAPI is not for
- Bulk sending or marketing campaigns
- Transactional email for applications
- High-volume automated outreach
Structural limits
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Unique external domains per week | 5 per account |
| API rate limit (general) | 100 requests/minute |
| API rate limit (auth endpoints) | 20 requests/minute |
| Daily send quotas | Enforced per account |
| Hourly send quotas | Enforced per account |
Notes
- Emails to other @inboxapi.ai addresses do not count against the 5-domain weekly limit.
- When all 5 external domain slots are in use, the least recently used entry is auto-replaced after 5 days of inactivity.
- Limits reset on a rolling weekly basis.