diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 49d48c1329..da771daf8e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format
 
 This project does NOT adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html), and major versions of this project denote compatibility with Sitecore Platform versions. Refer to the "Headless Services" section in the [Sitecore modules compatibility table](https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1000576) or the [Headless Rendering download page](https://dev.sitecore.net/Downloads/Sitecore_Headless_Rendering.aspx) for more details on versioning.
 
+## 20.2.0
+
+### 🎉 New Features & Improvements
+
+* `[sitecore-jss]` `[templates/nextjs]` GraphQL Layout and Dictionary services can handle endpoint rate limits through retryer functionality in GraphQLClient. To prevent SSG builds from failing and enable multiple retries, set retry amount in lib/dictionary-service-factory and lib/layout-service-factory ([commit](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1631/commits/d39d74ad7bbeddcb66b7de4377070e178851abc5))([#1631](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1631))
+* `[sitecore-jss-nextjs]` Reduce the amount of Edge API calls during fetch getStaticPaths ([commit](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1631/commits/cd2771b256ac7c38818ee6bea48278958ac455ca))([#1631](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1631))
+
 ## 20.1.0
 
 ### 🎉 New Features & Improvements
diff --git a/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs-sxa/src/lib/page-props-factory/plugins/error-pages.ts b/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs-sxa/src/lib/page-props-factory/plugins/error-pages.ts
index ffe06eb737..af84245991 100644
--- a/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs-sxa/src/lib/page-props-factory/plugins/error-pages.ts
+++ b/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs-sxa/src/lib/page-props-factory/plugins/error-pages.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ class ErrorPagesPlugin implements Plugin {
       apiKey: config.sitecoreApiKey,
       siteName: config.jssAppName,
       language: props.locale,
+      retries:
+        (process.env.GRAPH_QL_SERVICE_RETRIES &&
+          parseInt(process.env.GRAPH_QL_SERVICE_RETRIES, 10)) ||
+        0,
     });
 
     if (props.notFound) {
diff --git a/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/.env b/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/.env
index ccc7ecd3da..81bd93b76b 100644
--- a/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/.env
+++ b/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/.env
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ SITECORE_API_HOST=
 # the resolved Sitecore API hostname + the `graphQLEndpointPath` defined in your `package.json`.
 GRAPH_QL_ENDPOINT=
 
+# How many times should GraphQL Layout, Dictionary and ErrorPages services retry a fetch when endpoint rate limit is reached
+GRAPH_QL_SERVICE_RETRIES=0
+
 # The way in which layout and dictionary data is fetched from Sitecore
 FETCH_WITH=<%- fetchWith %>
 
diff --git a/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/src/lib/dictionary-service-factory.ts b/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/src/lib/dictionary-service-factory.ts
index 25616ccafb..e53cee33cc 100644
--- a/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/src/lib/dictionary-service-factory.ts
+++ b/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/src/lib/dictionary-service-factory.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ export class DictionaryServiceFactory {
             otherwise, the service will attempt to figure out the root item for the current JSS App using GraphQL and app name.
             rootItemId: '{GUID}'
           */
+          /*
+            GraphQL endpoint may reach its rate limit with the amount of Layout and Dictionary requests it receives and throw a rate limit error.
+            GraphQL Dictionary and Layout Services can handle rate limit errors from server and attempt a retry on requests.
+            For this, specify the number of retries the GraphQL client will attempt. 
+            It will only try the request once by default.
+            retries: 'number' 
+          */
+          retries:
+            (process.env.GRAPH_QL_SERVICE_RETRIES &&
+              parseInt(process.env.GRAPH_QL_SERVICE_RETRIES, 10)) ||
+            0,
         })
       : new RestDictionaryService({
           apiHost: config.sitecoreApiHost,
diff --git a/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/src/lib/layout-service-factory.ts b/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/src/lib/layout-service-factory.ts
index a3e466ae31..48812367ec 100644
--- a/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/src/lib/layout-service-factory.ts
+++ b/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/src/lib/layout-service-factory.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ export class LayoutServiceFactory {
           endpoint: config.graphQLEndpoint,
           apiKey: config.sitecoreApiKey,
           siteName: config.jssAppName,
+          /*
+            GraphQL endpoint may reach its rate limit with the amount of Layout and Dictionary requests it receives and throw a rate limit error.
+            GraphQL Dictionary and Layout Services can handle rate limit errors from server and attempt a retry on requests.
+            For this, specify the number of retries the GraphQL client will attempt. 
+            It will only try the request once by default.
+            retries: 'number' 
+          */
+          retries:
+            (process.env.GRAPH_QL_SERVICE_RETRIES &&
+              parseInt(process.env.GRAPH_QL_SERVICE_RETRIES, 10)) ||
+            0,
         })
       : new RestLayoutService({
           apiHost: config.sitecoreApiHost,
diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/services/graphql-sitemap-service.test.ts b/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/services/graphql-sitemap-service.test.ts
index 3abccb0142..1367b6b882 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/services/graphql-sitemap-service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/services/graphql-sitemap-service.test.ts
@@ -232,6 +232,17 @@ describe('GraphQLSitemapService', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('should throw error if empty language is provided', async () => {
+      mockPathsRequest();
+
+      const service = new GraphQLSitemapService({ endpoint, apiKey, siteName });
+      await service.fetchSSGSitemap(['']).catch((error: RangeError) => {
+        expect(error.message).to.equal('The language must be a non-empty string');
+      });
+
+      return expect(nock.isDone()).to.be.false;
+    });
+
     it('should use a custom pageSize, if provided', async () => {
       const customPageSize = 20;
 
@@ -257,7 +268,7 @@ describe('GraphQLSitemapService', () => {
         .post(
           '/',
           (body) =>
-            body.query.indexOf('$pageSize: Int = 10') > 0 && body.variables.pageSize === undefined
+            body.query.indexOf('$pageSize: Int = 100') > 0 && body.variables.pageSize === undefined
         )
         .reply(200, sitemapQueryResult);
 
diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/services/graphql-sitemap-service.ts b/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/services/graphql-sitemap-service.ts
index 5461f9af21..1182a36c9a 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/services/graphql-sitemap-service.ts
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/services/graphql-sitemap-service.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@ export const queryError =
 /** @private */
 export const languageError = 'The list of languages cannot be empty';
 
+/** @private */
+const languageEmptyError = 'The language must be a non-empty string';
+
 // Even though _hasLayout should always be "true" in this query, using a variable is necessary for compatibility with Edge
 const defaultQuery = /* GraphQL */ `
   query SitemapQuery(
     $rootItemId: String!
     $language: String!
-    $pageSize: Int = 10
+    $pageSize: Int = 100
     $hasLayout: String = "true"
     $after: String
   ) {
@@ -173,23 +176,29 @@ export class GraphQLSitemapService {
       throw new Error(queryError);
     }
 
-    // Fetch paths using all locales
-    const paths = await Promise.all(
-      languages.map((language) => {
-        debug.sitemap('fetching sitemap data for %s', language);
-        return this.searchService
-          .fetch(this.query, {
-            rootItemId,
-            language,
-            pageSize: this.options.pageSize,
-          })
-          .then((results) => {
-            return results.map((item) =>
-              formatStaticPath(item.url.path.replace(/^\/|\/$/g, '').split('/'), language)
-            );
-          });
-      })
-    );
+    const paths: StaticPath[] = [];
+
+    for (const language of languages) {
+      if (language === '') {
+        throw new RangeError(languageEmptyError);
+      }
+
+      debug.sitemap('fetching sitemap data for %s', language);
+
+      const languagePaths = await this.searchService
+        .fetch(this.query, {
+          rootItemId,
+          language,
+          pageSize: this.options.pageSize,
+        })
+        .then((results) => {
+          return results.map((item) =>
+            formatStaticPath(item.url.path.replace(/^\/|\/$/g, '').split('/'), language)
+          );
+        });
+
+      paths.push(...languagePaths);
+    }
 
     // merge promises results into single result
     return ([] as StaticPath[]).concat(...paths);
diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss/src/graphql-request-client.test.ts b/packages/sitecore-jss/src/graphql-request-client.test.ts
index 26e73abdef..92ebb935d4 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss/src/graphql-request-client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss/src/graphql-request-client.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable dot-notation */
 /* eslint-disable no-unused-expressions */
 import { expect, use, spy } from 'chai';
 import spies from 'chai-spies';
@@ -117,4 +118,63 @@ describe('GraphQLRequestClient', () => {
       );
     }
   });
+
+  it('should use retry and throw error when retries specified', async function() {
+    this.timeout(6000);
+    nock('http://jssnextweb')
+      .post('/graphql')
+      .reply(429)
+      .post('/graphql')
+      .reply(429)
+      .post('/graphql')
+      .reply(429);
+    const graphQLClient = new GraphQLRequestClient(endpoint, { retries: 2 });
+    spy.on(graphQLClient['client'], 'request');
+    await graphQLClient.request('test').catch((error) => {
+      expect(error).to.not.be.undefined;
+      expect(graphQLClient['client'].request).to.be.called.exactly(3);
+      spy.restore(graphQLClient);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should use retry and resolve if one of the requests resolves', async function() {
+    this.timeout(6000);
+    nock('http://jssnextweb')
+      .post('/graphql')
+      .reply(429)
+      .post('/graphql')
+      .reply(429)
+      .post('/graphql')
+      .reply(200, {
+        data: {
+          result: 'Hello world...',
+        },
+      });
+    const graphQLClient = new GraphQLRequestClient(endpoint, { retries: 3 });
+    spy.on(graphQLClient['client'], 'request');
+
+    const data = await graphQLClient.request('test');
+
+    expect(data).to.not.be.null;
+    expect(graphQLClient['client'].request).to.be.called.exactly(3);
+    spy.restore(graphQLClient);
+  });
+
+  it('should use [retry-after] header value when response is 429', async function() {
+    this.timeout(6000);
+    nock('http://jssnextweb')
+      .post('/graphql')
+      .reply(429, {}, { 'Retry-After': '2' });
+    const graphQLClient = new GraphQLRequestClient(endpoint, { retries: 1 });
+    spy.on(graphQLClient, 'debug');
+
+    await graphQLClient.request('test').catch(() => {
+      expect(graphQLClient['debug']).to.have.been.called.with(
+        'Error: Rate limit reached for GraphQL endpoint. Retrying in %ds. Retries left: %d',
+        2,
+        1
+      );
+      spy.restore(graphQLClient);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss/src/graphql-request-client.ts b/packages/sitecore-jss/src/graphql-request-client.ts
index f6ffb928e9..71d40b4c6c 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss/src/graphql-request-client.ts
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss/src/graphql-request-client.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ export type GraphQLRequestClientConfig = {
    * Override fetch method. Uses 'graphql-request' library default otherwise ('cross-fetch').
    */
   fetch?: typeof fetch;
+  /**
+   * Number of retries for client. Will be used if endpoint responds with 429 (rate limit reached) error
+   */
+  retries?: number;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ export class GraphQLRequestClient implements GraphQLClient {
   private client: Client;
   private headers: Record<string, string> = {};
   private debug: Debugger;
+  private retries: number;
 
   /**
    * Provides ability to execute graphql query using given `endpoint`
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ export class GraphQLRequestClient implements GraphQLClient {
       );
     }
 
+    this.retries = clientConfig.retries || 0;
     this.client = new Client(endpoint, { headers: this.headers, fetch: clientConfig.fetch });
     this.debug = clientConfig.debugger || debuggers.http;
   }
@@ -71,7 +77,9 @@ export class GraphQLRequestClient implements GraphQLClient {
     query: string | DocumentNode,
     variables?: { [key: string]: unknown }
   ): Promise<T> {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    let retriesLeft = this.retries;
+
+    const retryer = async (): Promise<T> => {
       // Note we don't have access to raw request/response with graphql-request
       // (or nice hooks like we have with Axios), but we should log whatever we have.
       this.debug('request: %o', {
@@ -81,16 +89,36 @@ export class GraphQLRequestClient implements GraphQLClient {
         variables,
       });
 
-      this.client
+      return this.client
         .request(query, variables)
         .then((data: T) => {
           this.debug('response: %o', data);
-          resolve(data);
+          return data;
         })
         .catch((error: ClientError) => {
           this.debug('response error: %o', error.response);
-          return reject(error);
+
+          if (error.response?.status === 429 && retriesLeft > 0) {
+            const rawHeaders = (error as ClientError)?.response?.headers;
+            const delaySeconds =
+              rawHeaders && rawHeaders.get('Retry-After')
+                ? Number.parseInt(rawHeaders.get('Retry-After'), 10)
+                : 1;
+
+            this.debug(
+              'Error: Rate limit reached for GraphQL endpoint. Retrying in %ds. Retries left: %d',
+              delaySeconds,
+              retriesLeft
+            );
+
+            retriesLeft--;
+            return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, delaySeconds * 1000)).then(retryer);
+          }
+
+          throw error;
         });
-    });
+    };
+
+    return retryer();
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss/src/i18n/graphql-dictionary-service.ts b/packages/sitecore-jss/src/i18n/graphql-dictionary-service.ts
index fd3dab86f4..b0a5d7f8b2 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss/src/i18n/graphql-dictionary-service.ts
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss/src/i18n/graphql-dictionary-service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { GraphQLClient, GraphQLRequestClient } from '../graphql-request-client';
+import {
+  GraphQLClient,
+  GraphQLRequestClient,
+  GraphQLRequestClientConfig,
+} from '../graphql-request-client';
 import { SitecoreTemplateId } from '../constants';
 import { DictionaryPhrases, DictionaryServiceBase } from './dictionary-service';
 import { CacheOptions } from '../cache-client';
@@ -48,7 +52,10 @@ const query = /* GraphQL */ `
 /**
  * Configuration options for @see GraphQLDictionaryService instances
  */
-export interface GraphQLDictionaryServiceConfig extends SearchServiceConfig, CacheOptions {
+export interface GraphQLDictionaryServiceConfig
+  extends SearchServiceConfig,
+    CacheOptions,
+    Pick<GraphQLRequestClientConfig, 'retries'> {
   /**
    * The URL of the graphQL endpoint.
    */
@@ -155,6 +162,7 @@ export class GraphQLDictionaryService extends DictionaryServiceBase {
     return new GraphQLRequestClient(this.options.endpoint, {
       apiKey: this.options.apiKey,
       debugger: debug.dictionary,
+      retries: this.options.retries,
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss/src/layout/graphql-layout-service.ts b/packages/sitecore-jss/src/layout/graphql-layout-service.ts
index 4adaeac927..e487582922 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss/src/layout/graphql-layout-service.ts
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss/src/layout/graphql-layout-service.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import { LayoutServiceBase } from './layout-service';
 import { LayoutServiceData } from './models';
-import { GraphQLClient, GraphQLRequestClient } from '../graphql-request-client';
+import {
+  GraphQLClient,
+  GraphQLRequestClient,
+  GraphQLRequestClientConfig,
+} from '../graphql-request-client';
 import debug from '../debug';
 
-export type GraphQLLayoutServiceConfig = {
+export type GraphQLLayoutServiceConfig = Pick<GraphQLRequestClientConfig, 'retries'> & {
   /**
    * Your Graphql endpoint
    */
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ export class GraphQLLayoutService extends LayoutServiceBase {
     return new GraphQLRequestClient(this.serviceConfig.endpoint, {
       apiKey: this.serviceConfig.apiKey,
       debugger: debug.layout,
+      retries: this.serviceConfig.retries,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss/src/site/graphql-error-pages-service.ts b/packages/sitecore-jss/src/site/graphql-error-pages-service.ts
index 9d12d363e7..3da6106eea 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss/src/site/graphql-error-pages-service.ts
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss/src/site/graphql-error-pages-service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { GraphQLClient, GraphQLRequestClient } from '../graphql';
+import { GraphQLClient, GraphQLRequestClient, GraphQLRequestClientConfig } from '../graphql';
 import { siteNameError } from '../constants';
 import debug from '../debug';
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const defaultQuery = /* GraphQL */ `
   }
 `;
 
-export type GraphQLErrorPagesServiceConfig = {
+export type GraphQLErrorPagesServiceConfig = Pick<GraphQLRequestClientConfig, 'retries'> & {
   /**
    * Your Graphql endpoint
    */
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export class GraphQLErrorPagesService {
     return new GraphQLRequestClient(this.options.endpoint, {
       apiKey: this.options.apiKey,
       debugger: debug.errorpages,
+      retries: this.options.retries,
     });
   }
 }