HTTP 429

Too Many Requests

Client Error

What does "HTTP 429 Too Many Requests" mean?

Plain-English Meaning

You've sent too many requests in a given time period. Rate-limited.

Common Causes

Rapid automated requests
Bot traffic
Scraping

What Users Can Do

Wait and try again in a few minutes. Check the Retry-After header if present.

What Developers Can Do

Implement exponential backoff. Use official APIs with proper rate limiting.

Related Status Codes

400
Bad Request 401
Unauthorized 403
Forbidden 404
Not Found 405
Method Not Allowed 408
Request Timeout

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