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429 Too Many Requests in Laravel - Rate Limiting Fix
This error occurs when a client exceeds the rate limit configured for API routes or specific endpoints.
The Error
Error Message
429 Too Many Requests / Rate limit exceededCommon Causes
- 1 Too many requests in short time period
- 2 Rate limiter configured too strictly
- 3 Bot or script making excessive requests
- 4 Shared IP affecting multiple users
- 5 Forgot to configure rate limiter for high-traffic endpoints
Solutions
1
Configure rate limiting in RouteServiceProvider
PHP
// In App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider
use Illuminate\Cache\RateLimiting\Limit;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\RateLimiter;
protected function configureRateLimiting()
{
RateLimiter::for('api', function (Request $request) {
return Limit::perMinute(60)->by(
$request->user()?->id ?: $request->ip()
);
});
}
2
Create custom rate limiters
PHP
// Different limits for different endpoints
RateLimiter::for('uploads', function (Request $request) {
return Limit::perMinute(10)->by($request->user()->id);
});
RateLimiter::for('search', function (Request $request) {
return Limit::perMinute(30)->by($request->ip());
});
// Apply to routes
Route::middleware(['throttle:uploads'])->post('/upload', ...);
Route::middleware(['throttle:search'])->get('/search', ...);
3
Handle rate limit in frontend
JavaScript
axios.get('/api/data')
.catch(error => {
if (error.response.status === 429) {
const retryAfter = error.response.headers['retry-after'];
console.log(`Rate limited. Retry after ${retryAfter} seconds`);
// Show user-friendly message
}
});
4
Disable rate limiting for testing
PHP
// In routes/api.php temporarily
Route::withoutMiddleware('throttle:api')
->get('/test', function () {
return 'No rate limit';
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