# Introduction The Adaptria Public API is a secure, programmatic interface that allows your organization to integrate Adaptria's services directly into your existing business systems and workflows. Instead of manually performing actions through a web portal, your systems can automatically create, manage, and track tasks through API calls. *** #### Rate Limiting The Adaptria Public API implements rate limiting to ensure fair usage and protect system resources. We use a **two-tier rate limiting system**: * **IP-Based Limit**: 100 requests per minute per IP address (applies to all requests before authentication) * **Credential-Based Limits**: * **Read operations** (GET): 60 requests per minute per API credential * **Write operations** (POST/PATCH/PUT/DELETE): 30 requests per minute per API credential * **Token generation**: 10 requests per 15 minutes per IP address When rate limits are exceeded, you'll receive a `429 Too Many Requests` response with `RateLimit-Remaining`, `RateLimit-Reset`, and `Retry-After` headers. Implement exponential backoff and monitor these headers to handle rate limits gracefully in your integration. *** **Ready to start your journey?** → Authenticate to begin integrating with the Adaptria Public API. See the Authentication section to obtain your access token. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.locate.locaria.com/introduction.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.