# Bulk Subscriber Actions

For more information on how to use these endpoints see: [Bulk Create/Update Subscribers](/tutorials/manage-subscribers/bulk-create-update-subscribers.md)

* Bulk Create Subscribers [#post-subscribers-bulk](#post-subscribers-bulk "mention")
* Bulk Update Subscribers [#patch-subscribers-bulk](#patch-subscribers-bulk "mention")

## Bulk Create Subscribers

> \# Record Limit\
> \
> This endpoint will accept a maximum of \`1,000\` records in a single request. Records of subscribers should be in an array. The \`createOnly\` field indicates if the action is creating new subscribers only (doesn't accept records of existing subscribers) or the action is creating or updating (accept records of existing subscribers and update info according to the records).\
> \
> \
> \# Rate Limiting\
> \
> This endpoint overrides the general rate limit with an account rate limit. Requests are limited by the authenticated account instead of the IP address. This endpoint is limited to \`15\` requests every \`15\` seconds

```json
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```

## Bulk Update Subscribers

> \# Record Limit\
> \
> This endpoint will accept a maximum of \`1,000\` records in a single request.\
> \
> \
> \# Rate Limiting\
> \
> This endpoint overrides the general rate limit with an account rate limit. Requests are limited by the authenticated account instead of the IP address. This endpoint is limited to \`15\` requests every \`15\` seconds

```json
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```


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