RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED

Property	Value
HTTP status	429 Too Many Requests
Retryable	Yes
Error code	RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED

Summary

The caller has sent too many requests in a given time window and has been throttled.

When it occurs

• The client is sending requests at a rate that exceeds the configured threshold for the API or the upstream system.
• An automated process (e.g., a certificate discovery job or a batch certificate renewal) is issuing requests faster than the platform or connector can handle.
• The upstream CA or HSM has its own rate limits that have been reached.

How to fix

• Wait for the number of seconds indicated in retryAfterSeconds before retrying.
• Implement exponential backoff in your client to avoid triggering rate limits repeatedly.
• If running batch operations, reduce the concurrency or add delays between requests.
• If the rate limit is consistently a problem for legitimate use, contact the administrator to review the configured limits.

Example

{
  "type": "https://docs.otilm.com/problems/common/RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
  "title": "Rate limit exceeded",
  "status": 429,
  "detail": "You have exceeded the allowed 100 requests per minute.",
  "instance": "/v1/certificates",
  "errorCode": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
  "correlationId": "7a8b9c0d1e2f3a4b5c6d7e8f9a0b1c2d",
  "timestamp": "2025-09-08T17:30:00Z",
  "retryable": true,
  "retryAfterSeconds": 30
}