Adaptive rate limiting of api calls

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a processor, a request from a client for a status update;
• in response to the request for the status update, identifying, by the processor, a number of application programming interface (API) calls to be received from the client;
• determining, by the processor, an amount of work to be performed on the client, the amount of work being associated with the number of API calls to be received from the client;
• generating, by the processor, a token associated with the amount of work to be performed on the client, the token including a work indicator representing a priority associated with the number of API calls to be received from the client;
• and
• sending, by the processor, the token to the client together with the status update.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is stored machine-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• receive a request from a client for data associated with at least one job to be performed on the client;
• grant the request for the data associated with the at least one job to be performed on the client based on a token included in the request, the token including a work indicator based on an amount of work associated with the at least one job to be performed on the client;
• decrement the work indicator in response to granting the request for the data associated with the at least one job to be performed on the client;
• and
• send an updated token to the client, the updated token including the work indicator having a decremented value.