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# rate_limited

> Too many requests. HTTP 429.

|           |                                                        |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| HTTP      | `429`                                                  |
| `code`    | `rate_limited`                                         |
| `type`    | `https://docs.cortex.foundation/problems/rate_limited` |
| Retryable | yes                                                    |

Transport-level throttling, unrelated to plan entitlements. Honour `retry_after_seconds` / `Retry-After`. Device-token polls that are too fast return this with `status: slow_down`.

```json theme={null}
{
  "type": "https://docs.cortex.foundation/problems/rate_limited",
  "title": "Too many requests",
  "status": 429,
  "code": "rate_limited",
  "request_id": "req_…"
}
```

## Related

* [Errors](/api/errors) — how to branch on `code`, and what not to render from `detail`.
* [Problem catalog](/problems) — every code, its status, and whether retrying helps.
* [Troubleshooting](/getting-started/troubleshooting) — what a message in the product means.