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Rate Limits

Answers on 429 errors, request throttling, retry timing, and rate-limit handling in scraping workflows.

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What is the HTTP 429 status code?

HTTP 429 Too Many Requests means you exceeded the server's rate limit. Honor the Retry-After header or use exponential backoff before resuming requests.

Apr 28, 2026

What is Cloudflare error 1015 and how do you fix it?

Cloudflare error 1015 means your IP hit a rate-limit rule set by the site owner. Stop retrying, wait for the block to expire, or switch to another network.

Apr 28, 2026