I've hit an hourly/monthly messages limit, what does this mean?

This means you've sent enough messages within the last hour (which is calculated from :00 - :00 e.g 08:00-09:00) or month to surpass your limit or hit a warning.  Messages include most actions within Ably, such as messages, presence published & received, and history, find out more.

The limit can either be due to surpassing the total number of messages sent, or the cumulative message size over the period (see how Ably counts messages).

There are three types of message limit you can hit:

• messages.hourly.warning - when you reach 80% of your pre-paid quota.
• messages.hourly.soft - when your pre-paid quota has been exceeded.
• messages.hourly.hard - when the hard limit on the account has been exceeded. You will now be blocked from sending messages until the end of the hour.

• messages.monthly.warning - when you reach 80% of your pre-paid quota.
• messages.monthly.soft - when your pre-paid quota has been exceeded. You will now be charged for additional messages sent at the base rate.
• messages.monthly.hard - when the hard limit on the account has been exceeded. You will now be blocked from sending messages until the end of the hour.

If you need the ability to send more messages, we recommend you upgrade your account.