Error 429
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HTTP Error 429 when returned by OSM editing API is caused by too many changes in a short period of time. This Rate Limiting measure has been added to combat Vandalism. Unfortunately sometimes new mappers may run into these limits unexpectedly: in those cases it's best to take a pause from mapping for an hour and try uploading again.
If you are running bot/imports/mass edits: be aware of the Automated Edits code of conduct and Import/Guidelines.
429 is a general HTTP rate limit error and can be returned for example by the Overpass API[1]
External links
- https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/4319 Add the ability to rate limit edits
- https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/issues/2342 Limit number of edits per user and day
References
- ↑ "As a broad guideline to stay within safety margins, users are expected to send a maximum of about 10000 requests per day and keep their download volume below about 1 GB per day." https://dev.overpass-api.de/overpass-doc/en/preface/commons.html