Using Web3js BatchRequests to reduce Rate usage?

[ovimy]

Hi!
https://web3js.readthedocs.io/en/v1.8.2/include_package-core.html?highlight=batch#batchrequest
Is it possible to use batch requests from the Web3js to save rate limits usage from your API key?

[radu]

Hi @ovimy,

Sure, you can use batch requests with Infura using web3js, but each request in the batch is counted as an individual request so this won’t reduce your rate usage.

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Best regards,
Radu | Infura Support