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What does 429 Too Many Requests mean?

QuizEasy-MediumAsked in: Infosys

An API answers 429 Too Many Requests. What does it mean?

  • The client sent too many requests in a given time (rate limiting, a cap on calls per period); the response may include Retry-After
  • The server is overloaded for everyone
  • The resource was not found
  • The request conflicts with current state

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