Implement cost-aware querying and cursor pagination against Jobber's GraphQL API to avoid throttling
domain: developer.getjobber.com · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Read the extensions.cost object returned on every response (requestedQueryCost, actualQueryCost, throttleStatus.maximumAvailable/currentlyAvailable/restoreRate) to understand your current budget
Always supply a first or last argument on connection fields — omitting it makes the API assume a maximum of 100 nodes when calculating requestedQueryCost, inflating cost dramatically
Use Relay-style cursor pagination (first/after with pageInfo.endCursor/hasNextPage) to fetch data in bounded pages instead of one large query
Avoid deeply nested connections (e.g. jobs → visits) when you don't need the nested data; query the narrower single-object field instead of the plural connection when possible
If a query is throttled (errors contain a THROTTLED code), back off and wait based on currentlyAvailable and restoreRate before retrying rather than immediately re-requesting
For bulk syncs, add a timed delay between calls so currentlyAvailable points can regenerate at restoreRate rather than bursting through the budget
Known gotchas
The DDoS-protection layer (2500 requests/5 minutes per app+account) is usually looser than the query-cost limiter — cost throttling is what you'll hit first if queries are inefficient
Every field defaults to a cost of 1 (edges/nodes/node connection fields default to 0 apart from the multiplier effect), so cost scales primarily with how many nodes and fields a connection requests
filter/sort arguments do not reduce calculated cost — only first/last limits do
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