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429 Too Many Requests

You have sent too many requests in a given time. Slow down — the server is rate limiting you.

Processing is slower than normal.

What to do

Wait before retrying. Check for a Retry-After header in the response — it tells you exactly how long to wait. Implement exponential backoff if you are making programmatic requests.

Typical wait time

Seconds to a few minutes, depending on the rate limit window. The Retry-After header gives the definitive delay.

What to do next

  1. Check DNS records with a tool like dig, nslookup, or an online DNS lookup.
  2. Verify SSL certificate expiration in your browser or with an SSL checker.
  3. Review HTTP status codes — 5xx means a server-side problem, 4xx means a client-side error.
  4. Check for redirect loops or misconfigured headers.
  5. Check your hosting provider or CDN's status page.
  6. Use our Website Down Checker to test the domain from our servers.

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