429

Too Many Requests

4xx Client Error

The user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time (rate limiting).

Common Causes

  • Rate limit exceeded
  • Too many API calls
  • Aggressive polling

How to Fix

  • Implement backoff
  • Reduce request frequency
  • Check rate limit headers

About HTTP 429

HTTP 429 Too Many Requests is a client error response status code. This indicates that the client seems to have made an error in the request.

422 Unprocessable Entity451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons

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Related Status Codes

400 Bad Request401 Unauthorized403 Forbidden404 Not Found405 Method Not Allowed406 Not Acceptable408 Request Timeout409 Conflict