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That recipient is receiving too many pastes

Error code recipient_rate_limited
Anti-spam and limits

That recipient is receiving too many pastes

recipient_rate_limited

Recipient-only delivery to that person is being slowed down temporarily.

HTTP 429·Anti-spam and limits

What it means

What happened

Recipient-only delivery to that person is being slowed down temporarily.

Why

Why it might have happened

  • The recipient’s inbox is receiving too many encrypted pastes.
  • A sender may be retrying too quickly.
Next steps

What you can try

  1. Wait for the time shown in the message.
  2. Send fewer recipient-only pastes at once.
  3. Use another sharing method if the recipient needs the content immediately.
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