Too Many Requests

Client Error

The user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time

Rate limiting; client exceeded API request quota

How this status code appears in HTTP responses

HTTP Response Header

HTTP/1.1 429 Too Many Requests

cURL Example

curl -I https://example.com
# Returns: HTTP/1.1 429 Too Many Requests

This is a client error response indicating the request contains bad syntax or cannot be fulfilled.

Other codes in the same category

The server cannot process the request due to client error

Authentication is required and has failed or has not been provided

Reserved for future use in digital payment systems