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HTTP Error 429: Too Many Requests

My site is throwing this error whenever I sent a request for something. This problem has started today. Pls provide me any suggestion or help.

deleted-user-12970273 | 9 posts | May 27, 2022, 9:56 a.m. | permalink

What is the context of the error message? We need more details to help you.

Staff pafk | 2973 posts | PythonAnywhere staff | May 27, 2022, 7:10 p.m. | permalink

I am using Pytube library in my project and after sometime it raises the error of HTTP 429 saying Too many request.

deleted-user-12970273 | 9 posts | May 28, 2022, 6:40 a.m. | permalink

Could you investigate your code and check which calls are resulting in that error? How the requests are being made? What url are you trying to hit?

Staff pafk | 2973 posts | PythonAnywhere staff | May 28, 2022, 11:45 a.m. | permalink

I simply import a library 

 from pytube import YouTube
yt = YouTube('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPEE9ZwTmy0')

and it start giving error about Too Many Requests

deleted-user-12970273 | 9 posts | May 28, 2022, 12:32 p.m. | permalink

In my web app the error is 

        Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/handlers/exception.py", line 55, in inner
    response = get_response(request)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py", line 197, in _get_response
    response = wrapped_callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)
  File "/home/downtube/DownTube/home/views.py", line 62, in index
    response = render(request,template,context={
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/shortcuts.py", line 24, in render
    content = loader.render_to_string(template_name, context, request, using=using)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/loader.py", line 62, in render_to_string
    return template.render(context, request)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/backends/django.py", line 62, in render
    return self.template.render(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 175, in render
    return self._render(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 167, in _render
    return self.nodelist.render(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 1000, in render
    return SafeString("".join([node.render_annotated(context) for node in self]))
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 1000, in <listcomp>
    return SafeString("".join([node.render_annotated(context) for node in self]))
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 958, in render_annotated
    return self.render(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/loader_tags.py", line 157, in render
    return compiled_parent._render(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 167, in _render
    return self.nodelist.render(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 1000, in render
    return SafeString("".join([node.render_annotated(context) for node in self]))
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 1000, in <listcomp>
    return SafeString("".join([node.render_annotated(context) for node in self]))
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 958, in render_annotated
    return self.render(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/loader_tags.py", line 63, in render
    result = block.nodelist.render(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 1000, in render
    return SafeString("".join([node.render_annotated(context) for node in self]))
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 1000, in <listcomp>
    return SafeString("".join([node.render_annotated(context) for node in self]))
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 958, in render_annotated
    return self.render(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/defaulttags.py", line 238, in render
    nodelist.append(node.render_annotated(context))
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 958, in render_annotated
    return self.render(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/loader_tags.py", line 208, in render
    return template.render(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 177, in render
    return self._render(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 167, in _render
    return self.nodelist.render(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 1000, in render
    return SafeString("".join([node.render_annotated(context) for node in self]))
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 1000, in <listcomp>
    return SafeString("".join([node.render_annotated(context) for node in self]))
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 958, in render_annotated
    return self.render(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 1059, in render
    output = self.filter_expression.resolve(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 712, in resolve
    obj = self.var.resolve(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 842, in resolve
    value = self._resolve_lookup(context)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/template/base.py", line 885, in _resolve_lookup
    current = getattr(current, bit)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/__main__.py", line 323, in publish_date
    self._publish_date = extract.publish_date(self.watch_html)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/__main__.py", line 102, in watch_html
    self._watch_html = request.get(url=self.watch_url)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/request.py", line 53, in get
    response = _execute_request(url, headers=extra_headers, timeout=timeout)
  File "/home/downtube/.virtualenvs/downtubeEnv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/request.py", line 37, in _execute_request
    return urlopen(request, timeout=timeout)  # nosec
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 214, in urlopen
    return opener.open(url, data, timeout)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 523, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 632, in http_response
    response = self.parent.error(
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 555, in error
    result = self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 494, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 747, in http_error_302
    return self.parent.open(new, timeout=req.timeout)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 523, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 632, in http_response
    response = self.parent.error(
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 561, in error
    return self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 494, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 641, in http_error_default
    raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp)
urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 429: Too Many Requests
deleted-user-12970273 | 9 posts | May 28, 2022, 12:39 p.m. | permalink

I believe we already replied you via email -- let's keep the conversation there.

Staff pafk | 2973 posts | PythonAnywhere staff | May 28, 2022, 3:05 p.m. | permalink

hi I am having a similar issue

nipun001 | 2 posts | Aug. 27, 2023, 10:50 a.m. | permalink

youtube is not on the list for free accounts.

Staff fjl | 4348 posts | PythonAnywhere staff | Aug. 28, 2023, 9:26 a.m. | permalink