[CI Failure] GitHub codeload.github.com rate limiting (429) when downloading actions/download-artifact action archive
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Description
## Build Information
Build: https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/actions/runs/32181141483
Build error leg: Tests / Hosting.Orleans / Hosting.Orleans (windows-latest)
Pull request: #18554
## Error Message
```
##[warning]Failed to download action 'https://codeload.github.com/actions/download-artifact/zip/'. Error: Response status code does not indicate success: 429 (Too Many Requests). ... ##[error]Failed to download archive 'https://codeload.github.com/actions/download-artifact/...' after 3 attempts.
```
## Description
GitHub codeload.github.com rate limiting (429) when downloading actions/download-artifact action archive
**Type**: infra-failure
## Occurrences
| Date | Build | Job | PR |
|------|-------|-----|----|
| 2026-08-18 | [32181141483](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/actions/runs/32181141483) | Tests / Hosting.Orleans / Hosting.Orleans (windows-latest) | #18554 |
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the linked Actions run 32181141483, focusing on the Tests / Hosting.Orleans / Hosting.Orleans (windows-latest) job and its download-artifact failure. Review the workflow context for PR #18554 and the reported codeload.github.com 429 responses. Done means the affected workflow no longer fails because the action archive cannot be downloaded, with the mitigation verified in a subsequent run.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions
- Domain
- ci-cd
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100