# REST API overview Ecwid REST API allows you to access and manage any store data, payment and shipping methods, and storefront settings. We use OAuth 2.0 authorization simplified for single-store customizations, JSON-formatted data, and a clear structure. Please note that our REST API has **rate limits**. We accept up to **600 requests per minute** **per token**. If you exceed the limit, all subsequent requests will be ignored with an error 429 and a **"Retry-After": N** header (number **N** is a cooldown) . If more requests continue to come from a non-working token, Ecwid will block it for much longer after 20 requests per minute or a total of 600 requests with non-working tokens per IP. Ecwid API also supports **gzip** encoding through the `"Accept-Encoding": "gzip"` header. ### Get access to REST API If you don't yet have access to Ecwid API, follow the detailed instructions in these articles: 1. [Set up your dev environment in Ecwid](https://app.gitbook.com/s/uOzT5egoVTAjMJwRuMQT/get-started/set-up-your-dev-environment-in-ecwid "mention") 2. [Make your first API request](https://app.gitbook.com/s/uOzT5egoVTAjMJwRuMQT/get-started/make-your-first-api-request "mention") 3. [Add more features to your custom app](https://app.gitbook.com/s/uOzT5egoVTAjMJwRuMQT/get-started/add-more-features-to-your-custom-app "mention") ### Get started with the popular API calls
General store settings:get-store-profileupdate-store-profilestore-reports
Orders:search-orderssearch-abandoned-cartscalculate-order-details
Products:search-productssearch-product-variationssearch-product-reviews
Customers:search-customerssearch-customer-groupsupdate-customer
Categories:search-categoriesassign-products-to-the-categoryupload-category-image
Discounts:search-promotionscreate-promotionsearch-discount-coupons