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Resend 429 rate_limit_exceeded: stay under 10 requests per second per team
Complete solution
A 429 with rate_limit_exceeded means you passed 10 requests per second per team, counted across all API keys. The response headers tell you the budget. Fix: add a queue or cut concurrency; request a higher limit from support if you need it.
Symptom: API calls return 429 with error type ratelimitexceeded ("Too many requests").
- Confirm the cause: check the response headers on your requests. Resend sends ratelimit-limit (max requests in the window), ratelimit-remaining (left in the current window), ratelimit-reset (seconds until reset), and retry-after (seconds to wait). The default is 10 requests per second per team, summed across every API key on the team, so one noisy service can starve the rest.
- Note the scope: this is per-second API request rate, not email volume. Bursty loops and parallel workers are the usual cause, not a big send list.
- Fix: introduce a queue mechanism or reduce concurrent requests per second so sustained traffic stays under the limit. Honor the retry-after header on 429 instead of hammering.
- If your workload legitimately needs more, contact support to request a rate increase. You can view your team's current limit on the Settings Usage page.
- Verify: watch ratelimit-remaining on responses during a normal run and confirm it stays positive. You can find all 429 responses by filtering for 429 on the Resend Logs page.
Evidence
Documented in Resend docs: default limit is 10 requests per second per team across all API keys, raised on request; headers ratelimit-limit, ratelimit-remaining, ratelimit-reset, retry-after follow the IETF draft; 429s found by filtering the Logs page; fix is a queue or fewer concurrent requests. Evidence: resend.com/docs/api-reference/rate-limit and resend.com/docs/api-reference/errors.
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