hack3rs.ca network-security
/429/ :: http-status::429

root@hack3rs:/srv/www$ curl -i /429/

HTTP/1.1 429 Too Many Requests

Rate limiting is active — slow down.

status-summary.log
HTTP 429 Too Many Requests

The server is throttling this client due to burst traffic, excessive polling, or abuse-pattern detection.

Honor Retry-After if the server sends it. Retrying without backing off will extend the block window.

likely-causes.lst
  • $Requests exceeded the per-IP, per-user, or per-token rate limit.
  • $Polling interval is too short for the endpoint's design.
  • $Multiple users behind a shared NAT appearing as a single high-volume source.
  • $Abuse detection flagged the request pattern regardless of intent.
recovery-steps.md
  1. Stop retrying immediately and wait for the window specified in Retry-After.
  2. Implement exponential backoff with jitter in any automated client.
  3. Reduce polling frequency or switch to a push/webhook model if available.
  4. Review the rate-limit policy and request a higher quota only if the use case justifies it.
quick-actions.sh
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ops-note.txt

Use these pages for debugging and user guidance. In production, configure your host or reverse proxy to return the matching HTTP status code for the route (especially for 429 and 404/500 responses) rather than serving a 200 with error-themed content.