Getting hit with a 429 status code - how do you handle rate limiting effectively? or Why am I seeing

The 429 status code is basically the API’s way of saying "chill, dude."

I’ve found that adding random jitter to your retry delays helps. Like, if your backoff is 2 sec, add ±0.5 sec so you’re not slamming the server at the same time every retry.

For monitoring, RateLimit.js is a lightweight lib that’ll warn you before you hit the wall.