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description: When you create a request usage notification, you specify an administrator to receive an email notification whenever your organization exceeds a specified limit for the number of API requests made in a specified span of hours.
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# Manage API Usage Notifications

When you create a request usage notification, you specify an administrator to receive an email notification whenever your organization exceeds a specified limit for the number of API requests made in a specified span of hours.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, <strong>Developer</strong>, and <strong>Database.com</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d5281e73 ">To view, create, edit, or delete notifications:</td>

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The API usage notifications list includes details such as who is getting notified, how often, and at what thresholds. You can create up to ten notifications per organization.

- **[Create an API Usage Notification](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.monitor_rate_limit_edit.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    On the API Usage Notifications page, you can supply the required values for a rate-limiting notification.
- **[View API Usage Notifications](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.monitor_rate_limit_detail.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    You can view, edit, delete, or clone information about a API usage notification.

#### See Also

- [Work With APIs](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.work_with_apis.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Salesforce provides programmatic access to your org’s information using simple, powerful, and secure application programming interfaces.")