What are the API limits for using Microsoft Graph API and OneDrive file conversion

Question

I'm using Microsoft Graph API for file conversions in OneDrive. I need to understand the API request limits (throttling limits) for the Graph API, particularly for file conversion operations in OneDrive. Additionally, I need information on whether the API supports handling large numbers of files for conversion at scale. Could you provide details on how to optimize performance and avoid rate limiting when processing large volumes of files?

Answer 1

Hi Mathuri CY,

Microsoft Graph API, including OneDrive operations, has built-in throttling limits to ensure fair usage and to protect the service from abuse. Please follow the below documentation to avoid throttling:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/developer/rest-api/?view=odsp-graph-online#throttling
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/throttling-limits#files-and-lists-service-limits

Also, you can you use batching to avoid application being throttled, follow the batching doc for more details:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/json-batching

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