lichess-org / lichess-org/api

https://lichess.org/inbox/{username} report {"error":"Error 429: Too many requests! Try again later."} despite 1 sec rate limt

Open
#90 3 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
597
Forks
176
Avg merge
1d 4h
Merged PRs (30d)
6

Description

Hello

An application using 1 sec rate limiting on requests runs into

{"error":"Error 429: Too many requests! Try again later."}

Unless there is some more complex rate limitations this seams to be a bug

Please note that less than 50 inbox request has been sent in the last 24H

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the /inbox/{username} endpoint documentation and reproducing the reported 429 response with requests spaced one second apart. Compare the observed behavior with the documented rate limits and determine whether the endpoint or its rate-limit explanation needs correction.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
api
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.