API error codes

rate-limited

Rate limited · HTTP 429

Too many requests in too short a window, or a usage quota is exhausted. Back off and retry later.

Response shape

Returned as application/problem+json per RFC 9457. status is the HTTP status actually returned, which may differ from the 429 above where an endpoint has a more specific one.

{
  "type": "https://www.stackerscan.com/errors/rate-limited",
  "title": "Rate limited",
  "status": 429,
  "detail": "…"
}

Every path the API serves is listed in its OpenAPI document.