HTTP 429 Too Many Requests Error

What causes the error?

Excessive request rate by a single user or API client within a designated timeframe.
Shared IP address making numerous concurrent requests, triggering rate limits.
Automated scripts or bots making frequent and repetitive requests to the server.
Misconfigured client application repeatedly attempting to connect or synchronize data too quickly.

# Request example 
curl -X POST https://sandbox.oxylabs.io/ -H 'Accept: application/xml;q=0.9' -H 'Accept-Encoding: compress' -H 'User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0'

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How do you fix it?

Identify the failed dependency. Check the logs or error messages to determine which specific action or resource the request was dependent on that caused the failure.
Resolve the underlying issue. Address the root cause of the failure of the dependent action. This might involve fixing a bug, resolving a server issue, or ensuring that a necessary service is running.
Retry the request. Once the dependency issue has been resolved, attempt the original request again to see if the error persists.
Review and optimize dependencies. Analyze the dependencies of your requests to minimize coupling and reduce

# Response example 
HTTP/1.1 429 Too Many Requests
Content-Type: application/xml
Retry-After: 3600



429
Too Many Requests
3600

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Other HTTP error codes

401 Unauthorized	403 Forbidden	404 Not found	405 Method not allowed	406 Not acceptable
407 Proxy authentication required	408 Request timeout	409 Conflict	410 Gone	411 Length required
412 Precondition failed	413 Payload too large	414 Uri too long	415 Unsupported media type	416 Range not satisfiable
417 Expectation failed	421 Misdirected request	422 Unprocessable entity	423 Locked	424 Failed dependency
426 Upgrade required	428 Precondition required	429 Too many requests	431 Request header fields too large	444 Connection: close
451 Unavailable for legal reasons	499 Client closed request	501 Not implemented	503 Service unavailable	505 Http version not supported
506 Variant also negotiates	507 Insufficient storage	508 Loop detected	510 Not extended	511 Network authentication required