What polling means
Polling is how often your bot checks market data and evaluates strategy rules. More frequent polling increases monitoring responsiveness but does not guarantee fills, execution speed, or improved outcomes.
Polling Frequency, Rate Limits, and Bot Responsiveness
Why bots start at a 1-minute polling interval, when faster polling helps, and how TradeBotStack protects exchanges and platform stability.
Why the default is 1 minute
A 1-minute minimum keeps API requests steady, reduces exchange throttling, works well for most strategies, and avoids reacting to short-term noise.
When faster polling helps
Enable faster polling for active positions, quicker exit checks, or shorter timeframes. It boosts responsiveness, not profitability.
Exchange rate limits and safety
Exchanges throttle or block rapid requests. Staying within defined intervals protects your API keys, keeps bots running reliably, and avoids trust issues with exchanges.
Why higher-frequency options are capacity-limited
Faster polling tiers use more infrastructure and API quota. We cap slots so no single bot degrades platform reliability and everyone enjoys consistent performance.
Faster polling is offered as a per-bot add-on and its pricing depends on whether you choose weekly, monthly, or yearly billing.
Higher-frequency tiers are capacity-limited so that platform performance stays reliable for all bots.
Speed add-ons
Add-On- • Standard: 1-minute polling minimum (included in every plan)
- • Faster polling (30s): per-bot add-on; pricing varies by weekly/monthly/yearly billing cadence
- • Ultra polling (15s): per-bot add-on with limited availability for advanced monitoring
Faster polling affects how often the market is checked, not trading results. Trading involves risk, including the loss of capital. Exchange policies may change without notice.
FAQ
Why does faster polling cost more on some plans?
Higher frequencies increase infrastructure load and API usage. Prices vary with your billing cadence (weekly/monthly/yearly) to reflect those costs.
Does faster polling guarantee better performance?
No. It only evaluates your rules more often. Liquidity, slippage, exchange latency, and execution still drive results.
Can I enable faster polling on every bot?
Slots are limited to protect stability. Enable faster polling only on bots that truly benefit and leave others on the 1-minute default.
What happens if an exchange rate-limits me?
Bots may slow to safer intervals, alert you in the dashboard, and stay compliant. Keep trade-only keys, monitor activity, and switch back to the default if needed.
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Faster polling affects how often the market is checked, not trading results. Trading involves risk, including the loss of capital. Exchange policies may change without notice.