Subscription tiers
Every AEM API key belongs to one tier per API. The tier sets what a request may ask for and how often; the gateway enforces it on every call.
Lightning Realtime Query
| Basic | Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| How far back a query may start | 5 minutes | 24 hours |
| Records per query | The newest 100 | No limit beyond the API’s page size |
Paging with lastRecCnt | Not available | Allowed |
| Lightning types | Cloud-to-ground | Cloud-to-ground and intra-cloud |
| Geo filter | Required | Optional |
| Largest search radius | 80 km | 4,000 km |
| Largest bounding box | 20,100 km² | 50,265,000 km² |
| Response formats | JSON | JSON, CSV, XML |
| Rate limit | 5 requests per minute | 60 requests per minute |
- A request outside your tier gets
403with a message naming the limit. - Too many requests get
429; wait and retry. Health checks have their own limit. - Geo filters apply to JSON only; CSV and XML ignore them.