What Should I Do If I Reach My Render Limit?

Your render usage consists of two main components: on-demand renders andautomatic recaching.

How to Increase Your On-Demand Renders

To increase the number of on-demand renders, you will need to choose a plan that accommodates your render usage. 

• Free plans are limited to 1,000 renders per month. Once you hit this limit, any uncached pages will receive a 429 status code from Prerender, meaning those pages will not be rendered. If your domain does not have any soft-404 issues and you only cache functional URL parameters, the limits of the Free plan are likely insufficient for your site. Consider upgrading to a paid plan to avoid any 429 status codes.
  
  
• For paid plan users, the rendering limit depends on the specific plan chosen. However, even after reaching their rendering limit, bots can still index additional pages as Prerender will continue to render new pages. Depending on your plan, there is an additional fee for every additional thousand renders, ensuring that your site's SEO remains unaffected. If the above-mentioned steps are implemented, but the rendering limit is still exceeded, then it might be worth upgrading to a plan with more renders included to meet your site's needs.

How to Reduce Automatic Recaching

To reduce the automatic recaching, you need to minimize the number of cached pages. Here’s how:

• Fix Soft 404 Pages: Check for any soft 404 pages and correct them by using the 404 Prerender meta tag. 
  • Here's a guide on how to check for soft 404 pages and how to fix them.  
• Ignore Unnecessary Parameters: Exclude unnecessary URL parameters from being cached.
  • A guide on how to ignore query parameters. 
• Exclude Irrelevant URLs: Identify and exclude any URLs or paths that are not essential for SEO.
  • How to ignore URLS and respond with 404s.

The steps mentioned above will also affect on-demand renders.

However, it’s important to note that non-200 status renders may still occur. There is generally no straightforward way to eliminate these renders, as their implementation can be complex and, in some cases, may not be avoidable.