Parallel Query Patterns for Shopify's GraphQL API Rate Limiting

Short summary

Shopify's GraphQL API throttles based on cost budget, not request count. Optimize performance by parallelizing queries with concurrency limiters, batching via query aliasing, or using bulk operations for exports. Monitor throttleStatus and implement deduplication plus exponential backoff for reliability.

• •Shopify uses cost-based rate limiting (leaky-bucket model), not request counts—check throttleStatus after each response
• •Parallelize with concurrency caps (pLimit), query aliasing for batch loads, or bulk operations for full-catalog exports
• •Avoid self-throttling: deduplicate in-flight requests, implement token buckets for metered load, use exponential backoff with jitter on failures

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