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HTTP 429 Too Many Requests

What HTTP 429 Too Many Requests means: you hit a rate limit. How to handle it with retries and backoff.

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A 429 means you sent too many requests in a short time and hit a rate limit. Wait before retrying. The Retry-After header, when present, says how long.

How to use it

  1. 1 Type a code, such as 404, or a word, such as redirect.
  2. 2 Read what it means and when it’s used.

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