API Design · Junior · Question 14 of 75

What does `429 Too Many Requests` tell the client?

1The request was too large
2The server is overloaded for everyone
✓Correct answer: It hit a rate limit; it should slow down, often waiting the time given in Retry-After

Explanation

Defined in RFC 6585. Well-behaved clients back off instead of retrying immediately.

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