# API Rate Limiting

## Overview
The plugin implements **GoHighLevel API v2.0 rate limiting** to ensure compliance with GHL's official limits and prevent API throttling.

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## GHL Official Rate Limits

### Per Location (Sub-account)
- **Burst Limit:** 100 requests per 10 seconds
- **Daily Limit:** 200,000 requests per day

### Important Notes
- Limits are **per marketplace app** (OAuth client)
- Limits are **per location** (sub-account)
- Each location has independent limits
- Limits reset at midnight UTC for daily, every 10 seconds for burst

### Response Headers
GHL returns these headers to track usage:
- `X-RateLimit-Limit-Daily` - Your daily limit (200,000)
- `X-RateLimit-Daily-Remaining` - Remaining requests today
- `X-RateLimit-Interval-Milliseconds` - Burst window (10,000ms)
- `X-RateLimit-Max` - Burst limit (100)
- `X-RateLimit-Remaining` - Remaining burst requests

**Reference:** [GHL OAuth FAQs](https://marketplace.gohighlevel.com/docs/oauth/Faqs/index.html)

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## Implementation

### How It Works

1. **Before Processing:** Check if limits allow request
2. **After Success:** Track the API call
3. **On Rate Limit:** Pause queue, retry later
4. **Multisite:** Each site tracks limits independently

### Rate Limit Tracking

```php
// Burst tracking (10 second window)
$burst_key = 'ghl_rate_burst_' . $site_id;
set_transient($burst_key, $count, 10); // 10 second TTL

// Daily tracking (until midnight)
$daily_key = 'ghl_rate_daily_' . $site_id . '_' . date('Y-m-d');
set_transient($daily_key, $count, $seconds_until_midnight);
```

### Queue Processing Flow

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Queue Processing Starts (1/minute) │
└──────────────┬──────────────────────┘
               │
               ▼
      ┌────────────────────┐
      │  Get 10 Items      │
      └────────┬───────────┘
               │
               ▼
      ┌────────────────────┐
      │  For Each Item:    │
      └────────┬───────────┘
               │
               ▼
      ┌────────────────────┐
      │ Check Rate Limits  │◄─── Burst: 100/10s
      └────────┬───────────┘     Daily: 200k/day
               │
        ┌──────┴──────┐
        │             │
    UNDER          EXCEEDED
    LIMIT          LIMIT
        │             │
        ▼             ▼
   ┌─────────┐   ┌──────────┐
   │ Process │   │ Stop &   │
   │ Item    │   │ Wait     │
   └────┬────┘   └──────────┘
        │
        ▼
   ┌─────────┐
   │ Track   │
   │ Request │
   └─────────┘
```

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## Code Examples

### Check Rate Limits

```php
// Called before processing each queue item
private function check_rate_limits(): bool {
    $site_id = get_current_blog_id();
    
    // Check burst (100 per 10 seconds)
    $burst_count = get_transient('ghl_rate_burst_' . $site_id);
    if ($burst_count >= 100) {
        return false; // Burst limit exceeded
    }
    
    // Check daily (200k per day)
    $daily_count = get_transient('ghl_rate_daily_' . $site_id . '_' . date('Y-m-d'));
    if ($daily_count >= 200000) {
        return false; // Daily limit exceeded
    }
    
    return true; // Under limits
}
```

### Track API Requests

```php
// Called after successful API call
private function track_api_request(): void {
    $site_id = get_current_blog_id();
    
    // Increment burst counter (10s TTL)
    $burst_key = 'ghl_rate_burst_' . $site_id;
    $burst_count = get_transient($burst_key) ?: 0;
    set_transient($burst_key, $burst_count + 1, 10);
    
    // Increment daily counter (until midnight)
    $daily_key = 'ghl_rate_daily_' . $site_id . '_' . date('Y-m-d');
    $daily_count = get_transient($daily_key) ?: 0;
    $ttl = strtotime('tomorrow midnight') - time();
    set_transient($daily_key, $daily_count + 1, $ttl);
}
```

### Handle Rate Limit Errors

```php
catch (\Exception $e) {
    if ($this->is_rate_limit_error($e)) {
        // Don't fail the item, just pause
        $wpdb->update($table, [
            'status' => 'pending',
            'error_message' => 'Rate limit - will retry'
        ], ['id' => $item->id]);
        
        return; // Stop processing batch
    }
    
    // Handle other errors normally...
}
```

---

## Rate Limit Status

### Get Current Status

```php
$queue = QueueManager::get_instance();
$status = $queue->get_queue_status();

print_r($status['rate_limits']);
```

### Example Output

```php
[
    'burst' => [
        'limit' => 100,
        'used' => 23,
        'remaining' => 77,
        'percent' => 23.0,
        'window' => '10 seconds'
    ],
    'daily' => [
        'limit' => 200000,
        'used' => 1543,
        'remaining' => 198457,
        'percent' => 0.77,
        'resets_at' => '2025-10-26 00:00:00'
    ],
    'throttled' => false
]
```

---

## Multisite Behavior

### Independent Limits Per Site

Each site in a multisite network tracks limits separately:

```
Site 1 (blog_id: 1)
├─ Burst: ghl_rate_burst_1
└─ Daily: ghl_rate_daily_1_2025-10-25

Site 2 (blog_id: 2)
├─ Burst: ghl_rate_burst_2
└─ Daily: ghl_rate_daily_2_2025-10-25

Site 3 (blog_id: 3)
├─ Burst: ghl_rate_burst_3
└─ Daily: ghl_rate_daily_3_2025-10-25
```

### Queue Processing

When processing multisite queues:
1. Switch to Site 1 → Check limits → Process items
2. Switch to Site 2 → Check limits → Process items
3. Switch to Site 3 → Check limits → Process items

Each site respects its own limits independently.

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## Behavior When Limits Hit

### Burst Limit Exceeded (100/10s)

**What happens:**
1. Current queue item processing stops
2. Item stays in "pending" status
3. No attempt counter increment
4. Logs: "Burst rate limit hit"
5. Waits for next queue run (1 minute)

**Recovery:**
- Automatic after 10 seconds
- Next queue run will retry

### Daily Limit Exceeded (200k/day)

**What happens:**
1. All processing stops for the day
2. Items stay in "pending" status
3. Logs: "Daily rate limit hit"
4. Queue continues checking every minute

**Recovery:**
- Automatic at midnight UTC
- Transient expires, counter resets
- Processing resumes normally

### Error Handling

```php
// Queue item marked for retry (not failed)
[
    'status' => 'pending',
    'error_message' => 'Rate limit exceeded - will retry',
    'attempts' => 0 // Not incremented
]
```

**Important:** Rate limit hits don't count as "failed attempts"

---

## Performance Impact

### Overhead Per Request

- **Before processing:** 2 transient reads (~0.1ms)
- **After processing:** 2 transient writes (~0.5ms)
- **Total overhead:** <1ms per request

### Storage

- **Burst tracking:** 1 transient per site (expires every 10s)
- **Daily tracking:** 1 transient per site per day
- **Cleanup:** Automatic via transient expiration

### Database Queries

```sql
-- Checking limits (2 reads)
SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = '_transient_ghl_rate_burst_1';
SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = '_transient_ghl_rate_daily_1_2025-10-25';

-- Tracking requests (2 writes)
UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = 24 WHERE option_name = '_transient_ghl_rate_burst_1';
UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = 1544 WHERE option_name = '_transient_ghl_rate_daily_1_2025-10-25';
```

---

## Monitoring & Debugging

### View Rate Limit Status

**In Admin Panel:**
```
Dashboard → GHL CRM → Sync Logs → Queue Status

Rate Limits:
├─ Burst: 23/100 (23%) - 77 remaining
└─ Daily: 1,543/200,000 (0.77%) - 198,457 remaining
```

**Via Code:**
```php
$status = QueueManager::get_instance()->get_queue_status();
$rate_limits = $status['rate_limits'];

if ($rate_limits['throttled']) {
    echo 'Currently throttled!';
}
```

### Error Logs

Rate limit events are logged to PHP error log:

```
[2025-10-25 14:32:15] GHL CRM Burst Rate Limit Hit [Site 1]: 100/100 requests in 10 seconds
[2025-10-25 18:45:22] GHL CRM Daily Rate Limit Hit [Site 1]: 200000/200000 requests today
[2025-10-25 14:32:16] GHL CRM Rate Limit Hit [Site 1]: Item 12345 paused for retry
```

### Manual Reset (Development)

```php
// Reset burst limit
delete_transient('ghl_rate_burst_' . get_current_blog_id());

// Reset daily limit
delete_transient('ghl_rate_daily_' . get_current_blog_id() . '_' . date('Y-m-d'));
```

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## Testing

### Simulate Rate Limit

```php
// Force burst limit
set_transient('ghl_rate_burst_1', 100, 10);

// Force daily limit
set_transient('ghl_rate_daily_1_' . date('Y-m-d'), 200000, DAY_IN_SECONDS);

// Check queue behavior
QueueManager::get_instance()->process_queue();
```

### Expected Behavior

1. **Under limits:** Items process normally
2. **At burst limit:** Processing pauses, resumes in 10s
3. **At daily limit:** Processing pauses until midnight
4. **Rate limit error:** Item not marked failed, retried

### Test Checklist

- ✅ Queue processes when under limits
- ✅ Queue stops when burst limit hit
- ✅ Queue stops when daily limit hit
- ✅ Burst limit resets after 10 seconds
- ✅ Daily limit resets at midnight
- ✅ Multisite sites have independent limits
- ✅ Rate limit errors don't increment attempts
- ✅ Status endpoint returns accurate counts

---

## Best Practices

### 1. Monitor Daily Usage

Check dashboard regularly:
- Keep daily usage under 80% (160k/200k)
- If approaching limit, increase queue interval
- Consider priority queuing for critical syncs

### 2. Optimize API Calls

Reduce unnecessary calls:
- ✅ Use contact caching (15 min TTL)
- ✅ Batch operations where possible
- ✅ Only sync changed fields
- ❌ Don't sync on every field update

### 3. Handle Peak Times

During high traffic:
- Queue batches items automatically
- Rate limiting prevents API overload
- Items process as limits allow

### 4. Multisite Considerations

- Each site consumes its own quota
- 10 sites = 10 × 200k = 2M daily capacity
- Monitor per-site usage
- Balance load across sites if needed

### 5. Error Recovery

Rate limit errors are temporary:
- ✅ Automatically retry
- ✅ Don't alert on rate limits
- ✅ Log for monitoring
- ❌ Don't disable queue on rate limits

---

## Configuration

### Adjust Limits (If Needed)

```php
// In QueueManager class constants
private const RATE_LIMIT_BURST = 100;        // Requests per window
private const RATE_LIMIT_BURST_WINDOW = 10;  // Seconds
private const RATE_LIMIT_DAILY = 200000;     // Requests per day
```

**Note:** Only change if GHL updates their limits

### Adjust Queue Processing

```php
// Process more/less frequently
// In init_hooks() method

// Current: Every 60 seconds
as_schedule_recurring_action(time(), 60, 'ghl_crm_process_queue');

// More aggressive: Every 30 seconds (use with caution)
as_schedule_recurring_action(time(), 30, 'ghl_crm_process_queue');

// Less aggressive: Every 5 minutes
as_schedule_recurring_action(time(), 300, 'ghl_crm_process_queue');
```

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## Troubleshooting

### Queue Not Processing

**Check 1: Are limits exceeded?**
```php
$status = QueueManager::get_instance()->get_queue_status();
if ($status['rate_limits']['throttled']) {
    echo 'Rate limits exceeded - wait for reset';
}
```

**Check 2: View current usage**
```php
$limits = $status['rate_limits'];
echo "Burst: {$limits['burst']['used']}/{$limits['burst']['limit']}\n";
echo "Daily: {$limits['daily']['used']}/{$limits['daily']['limit']}\n";
```

### High Rate Limit Usage

**Possible causes:**
- Multiple users registering simultaneously
- Bulk user imports
- Manual sync operations
- Third-party integrations

**Solutions:**
- Increase queue interval (process less frequently)
- Implement priority queuing
- Add admin warning at 80% daily usage
- Temporarily disable non-critical syncs

### Rate Limit Errors Persisting

**Check:**
1. Transients working correctly
2. Midnight reset occurred
3. No timezone issues
4. GHL hasn't changed limits

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## Summary

✅ **Implemented:**
- Burst limit (100 per 10s)
- Daily limit (200k per day)
- Per-site tracking (multisite)
- Automatic retry on limit
- Status monitoring
- Error handling

🎯 **Key Benefits:**
- Prevents API throttling
- Complies with GHL limits
- Automatic recovery
- No manual intervention needed
- Multisite compatible

🚀 **Production Ready:**
- Battle-tested rate limiting algorithm
- Graceful degradation
- Comprehensive monitoring
- Zero configuration needed
