# 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](/get-started/set-up-your-dev-environment-in-ecwid.md)
2. [Make your first API request](/get-started/make-your-first-api-request.md)
3. [Add more features to your custom app](/get-started/add-more-features-to-your-custom-app.md)

### Get started with the popular API calls

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