BerriAI/litellm · error · RateLimitError

RateLimitError: {exception_provider} - {error_str}

Error message

RateLimitError: {exception_provider} - {error_str}

What it means

Error "RateLimitError: {exception_provider} - {error_str}" thrown in BerriAI/litellm.

Source

Thrown at litellm/litellm_core_utils/exception_mapping_utils.py:2121

                litellm_debug_info=extra_information,
            )
        elif original_exception.status_code == 408:
            raise Timeout(
                message=f"Timeout Error: {exception_provider} - {error_str}",
                model=model,
                llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
                litellm_debug_info=extra_information,
            )
        elif original_exception.status_code == 422:
            raise BadRequestError(
                message=f"BadRequestError: {exception_provider} - {error_str}",
                model=model,
                llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
                response=getattr(original_exception, "response", None),
                litellm_debug_info=extra_information,
            )
        elif original_exception.status_code == 429:
            raise RateLimitError(
                message=f"RateLimitError: {exception_provider} - {error_str}",
                model=model,
                llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
                response=getattr(original_exception, "response", None),
                litellm_debug_info=extra_information,
            )
        elif original_exception.status_code == 503:
            raise ServiceUnavailableError(
                message=f"ServiceUnavailableError: {exception_provider} - {error_str}",
                model=model,
                llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
                response=getattr(original_exception, "response", None),
                litellm_debug_info=extra_information,
            )
        elif original_exception.status_code == 504:  # gateway timeout error
            raise Timeout(
                message=f"Timeout Error: {exception_provider} - {error_str}",
                model=model,

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Solutions

1. Rate limit hit; retry with backoff or raise quota.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/litellm_core_utils/exception_mapping_utils.py:2121 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of BerriAI/litellm@6c2dcb801b (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e0ffbb7632cf14cf. Report an issue: GitHub.