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# Delay Blocks

> Pause between API requests

# Delay Blocks

Delay blocks pause the flow for a specified number of seconds before continuing to the next block.

## When to use

* **Rate-limited APIs** — avoid hitting rate limits between requests
* **Eventual consistency** — wait for data to propagate before checking
* **Webhook processing** — give the server time to process async operations

## Adding a delay

Click **Delay** in the toolbar to add a delay block. Click it to set the duration in seconds.

## Configuration

| Field               | Description                 | Default |
| ------------------- | --------------------------- | ------- |
| **Label**           | Optional name for the block | —       |
| **Delay (seconds)** | How long to pause           | 1       |

The delay block shows "DELAY" with the seconds on the canvas. During execution, it pulses purple while waiting.