Skip to main content

BrickOwl API Usage

BrickOwl is more relaxed than BrickLink when it comes to API limits. The short version: BrickOwl has no daily quota — you can sync as much as you need to. BrickLogic only has to keep its speed within BrickOwl's rate limit, which it handles for you automatically.

If you haven't already, read How BrickLogic Uses Marketplace APIs first for the general concepts.

No daily quota​

Unlike BrickLink, BrickOwl does not cap the number of calls you can make in a day. There's no 5,000-per-day ceiling and nothing to budget. You'll never see BrickLogic pause BrickOwl order syncing because a daily quota ran out — because there isn't one.

This is why, in BrickLogic, a BrickOwl connection shows a simple calls today count with no "X / limit" — there's no limit to count against.

What BrickOwl does limit: speed​

BrickOwl uses a rate limit — a cap on how fast calls can be made, not how many in total:

  • 600 calls per minute for standard requests
  • 100 calls per minute for bulk/batch requests

BrickLogic automatically paces itself to stay comfortably under these. If there's ever a lot to do at once — say, listing a large inventory for the first time — BrickLogic simply spreads the work out over a short period. The worst case is that a big sync takes a few extra minutes; nothing fails and nothing gets blocked.

You don't need to manage this

Because there's no daily quota, there's no daily cap to set for BrickOwl in Settings, and no need to worry about "saving" calls. Poll for orders as often as you like.

What uses BrickOwl calls​

  • Order syncing — checking for new orders and pushing status/tracking updates back.
  • Inventory syncing — pushing your stock and price changes to BrickOwl. BrickOwl is more efficient than BrickLink here: BrickLogic can update up to 50 lots in a single call using BrickOwl's batch feature. Brand-new listings are created one at a time, so the very first time you load a large inventory onto BrickOwl uses more calls than routine updates afterward.

In short​

BrickOwl is low-maintenance from an API standpoint. There's no daily budget to watch, no cap to configure, and BrickLogic handles the speed limit invisibly. Sync freely.