# 429 rate limit error without reaching rate limit

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/429-rate-limit-error-without-reaching-rate-limit/66079>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [February 18, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/429-rate-limit-error-without-reaching-rate-limit/66079 "2023-02-18T16:59:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![rosniaktherbd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@rosniaktherbd](https://community.openai.com/u/rosniaktherbd)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/429-rate-limit-error-without-reaching-rate-limit/66079/4 "2023-05-17T12:35:17Z")

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Why this limit?

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