# RateLimitError
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The request was throttled because too many requests were sent in a short period of time. Wait a moment and retry the request. Consider implementing exponential backoff in your application.

HTTP Status Code returned: 429

## Contents
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 ** message **   <a name="wickr-Type-RateLimitError-message"></a>
A message indicating that the rate limit was exceeded and suggesting when to retry.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `[\S\s]*`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/wickr-2024-02-01/RateLimitError)