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title: 429 Too Many Requests
slug: Web/HTTP/Status/429
spec-urls: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6585#section-4

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The HTTP 429 Too Many Requests response status code indicates the user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time ("rate limiting").

A {{HTTPHeader("Retry-After")}} header might be included to this response indicating how long to wait before making a new request.

Status

429 Too Many Requests

Example

HTTP/1.1 429 Too Many Requests
Content-Type: text/html
Retry-After: 3600

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

See also

• {{HTTPHeader("Retry-After")}}

• HTTP Status Code Definitions

• Python solution: How to avoid HTTP error 429 python