# Issue with rate limit using Meeting SDK for linux **URL:** \ **Category:** Meeting SDK\ **Created:** [October 21, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/issue-with-rate-limit-using-meeting-sdk-for-linux/119554 "2024-10-21T15:21:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![noahviktorschenk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/noahviktorschenk/32/74873_2.png) [@noahviktorschenk](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/noahviktorschenk)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/issue-with-rate-limit-using-meeting-sdk-for-linux/119554/1 "2024-10-21T15:21:45Z")
Hey there, So I am building a meetingbot using the headless Linux Bot sample as the base. For my bot I need it to send out messages saying welcome to every participant when it joins. I would like it to be able to handle up to a couple of thousand participants. Now the actual issue is that when I send the welcome message, it sends it in two parts to get around the Zoom limit of 500 chars per in-meeting chat, but this results in it getting the `SDKERR_TOO_FREQUENT_CALL (API calls too frequent)` error. I tried to find this rate limit in the documentation but couldn’t find anything. What is the rate limit? and is there any way to get around it? After a bit of trial and error, I found that a delay of 100 ms solves the issue, but when I need to send thousands of messages that quickly adds up. Thanks, Noah Schenk ---
**Author:** ![noahviktorschenk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/noahviktorschenk/32/74873_2.png) [@noahviktorschenk](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/noahviktorschenk)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/issue-with-rate-limit-using-meeting-sdk-for-linux/119554/2 "2024-10-23T15:15:06Z")
@chunsiong.zoom Just a friendly ping : D ---
**Author:** ![chunsiong.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/chunsiong.zoom/32/35488_2.png) [@chunsiong.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/chunsiong.zoom)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/issue-with-rate-limit-using-meeting-sdk-for-linux/119554/3 "2024-10-23T15:34:37Z")
@noahviktorschenk , The bot regardless of platform has to adhere to limits which a normal user has to adhere to. Is it not considered a normal user behaviour to send multiple messages at a high rate within ms difference There is no way around it, as this can be easily abused ---
**Author:** ![noahviktorschenk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/noahviktorschenk/32/74873_2.png) [@noahviktorschenk](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/noahviktorschenk)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/issue-with-rate-limit-using-meeting-sdk-for-linux/119554/4 "2024-10-23T17:17:46Z")
@chunsiong.zoom Thank you for the reply, I understand. Just to make sure the Meeting SDK goes under the rate limits for Business+ as defined [here](https://developers.zoom.us/docs/api/rest/rate-limits/), correct? Also, what type is sending in-meeting chats considered? (Light, Medium, Heavy API)? ---
**Author:** ![chunsiong.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/chunsiong.zoom/32/35488_2.png) [@chunsiong.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/chunsiong.zoom)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/issue-with-rate-limit-using-meeting-sdk-for-linux/119554/5 "2024-10-24T07:14:13Z")
@noahviktorschenk this is not considered as a rate limit for API. There is mechanism put in place to prevent spamming of messages during a meeting. ---
**Author:** ![noahviktorschenk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/noahviktorschenk/32/74873_2.png) [@noahviktorschenk](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/noahviktorschenk)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/issue-with-rate-limit-using-meeting-sdk-for-linux/119554/6 "2024-10-25T21:07:26Z")
@chunsiong.zoom Okay, I understand. Is this mechanism documented anywhere, or can you tell me what the limits are so I can prevent hitting them? ---
**Author:** ![chunsiong.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/chunsiong.zoom/32/35488_2.png) [@chunsiong.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/chunsiong.zoom)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 7:20am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/issue-with-rate-limit-using-meeting-sdk-for-linux/119554/7 "2024-10-28T07:20:00Z")
@noahviktorschenk we do not publish these limits