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Client error

429 429 Too Many Requests

You are being rate-limited. The server is working; it has simply decided you are asking too often.

Common causes

  • Hitting an API faster than its quota.
  • Aggressive crawling or a runaway script.
  • Shared IP with other heavy users, common on office networks.

How to fix it

  • Read the Retry-After header and honour it.
  • Add exponential backoff to your client.
  • Cache responses so you make fewer calls in the first place.

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Other status codes

200 OK 201 Created 204 No Content 206 Partial Content 301 Moved Permanently 302 Found 303 See Other 304 Not Modified 307 Temporary Redirect 308 Permanent Redirect 400 Bad Request 401 Unauthorized 403 Forbidden 404 Not Found 405 Method Not Allowed 408 Request Timeout 410 Gone 413 Payload Too Large 418 I'm a Teapot 451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons 500 Internal Server Error 501 Not Implemented 502 Bad Gateway 503 Service Unavailable 504 Gateway Timeout 507 Insufficient Storage 508 Loop Detected 521 Web Server Is Down 522 Connection Timed Out 523 Origin Is Unreachable 525 SSL Handshake Failed