Claude Code

API Error: Server is temporarily limiting requests (not your usage limit)

What it means

The message explicitly identifies temporary server-side limiting rather than your personal usage allowance. Buying more usage is not established as a remedy by this error.

Why it happens and when to retry

Recovery depends on service conditions. This is different from a session-limit message with an account-specific reset time, so no personal reset countdown can resolve it.

What to do next

1. Pause and follow any retry guidance shown with the error.
2. Check the official service-status page for disruptions and reduce repeated requests while waiting.
3. If it continues without a reported incident, contact support with the error and timestamp, excluding credentials.

Source and verification

Marked as checked in the supplied editorial source list. This guide has not independently rechecked the current product interface. Community reports establish reported wording, not official limits or a guaranteed fix.

Read the referenced documentation or community report

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