RATE.

14 endpoints under per-account rate limits. 4 limits set arbitrarily during launch and never re-tuned. 1 abusive client triggering 18% of all 429s.

Rate limits set at launch are tuned for traffic you no longer have.

RL-009 · GET /v1/search · 60 rpm STARVED

p99 customer hits 60 rpm in 18s. Sets at 2018 launch volume.

Retune to 240 rpm, add per-account burst, drop noisy clients.