What do 401 and 429 API responses mean?
developer · reviewed 2026-07-09
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401 means the credential is missing, invalid, expired, or not authorized for the request. 429 means the current request limit has been reached; honor Retry-After, reduce concurrency, and use exponential backoff rather than rotating credentials.
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