{"record":{"id":"b0056d6ac4a23284","repo":"Fosowl/agenticSeek","slug":"rate-limit-exceeded-please-wait-before-making-mor","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Rate limit exceeded. Please wait before making more requests.","messagePattern":"Rate limit exceeded\\. Please wait before making more requests\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"RateLimitError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"sources/llm_provider.py","lineNumber":500,"sourceCode":"            RateLimitError,\n            NetworkError,\n            CloudflareError,\n            APIError\n        )\n        thought = \"\"\n        message = '\\n---\\n'.join([f\"{msg['role']}: {msg['content']}\" for msg in history])\n\n        try:\n            api = DeepSeekAPI(self.api_key)\n            chat_id = api.create_chat_session()\n            for chunk in api.chat_completion(chat_id, message):\n                if chunk['type'] == 'text':\n                    thought += chunk['content']\n            return thought\n        except AuthenticationError as e:\n            raise AuthenticationError(\"Authentication failed. Please check your token.\") from e\n        except RateLimitError as e:\n            raise RateLimitError(\"Rate limit exceeded. Please wait before making more requests.\") from e\n        except CloudflareError as e:\n            raise CloudflareError(f\"Cloudflare protection encountered: {str(e)}\") from e\n        except NetworkError as e:\n            raise NetworkError(\"Network error occurred. Check your internet connection.\") from e\n        except APIError as e:\n            raise APIError(f\"API error occurred: {str(e)}\") from e\n        return None\n\n    def litellm_fn(self, history, verbose=False):\n        \"\"\"\n        Use LiteLLM AI gateway for completion.\n        Routes to 100+ providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure, Bedrock,\n        Vertex AI, Groq, Together, Ollama, etc.) based on model prefix.\n        See https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/providers\n        \"\"\"\n        try:\n            import litellm\n        except ImportError as e:","sourceCodeStart":482,"sourceCodeEnd":518,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/Fosowl/agenticSeek/blob/ae57a2357745a9706cb12d0fd76d954c84d166fa/sources/llm_provider.py#L482-L518","documentation":"dsk_deepseek catches RateLimitError from the deepseek4free API and re-raises 'Rate limit exceeded. Please wait before making more requests.' The free unofficial endpoint throttles request frequency, and this fires when you exceed that allowance.","triggerScenarios":"Calling dsk_deepseek too frequently — api.create_chat_session() or api.chat_completion raises RateLimitError because the token/IP exceeded the backend's request quota or per-minute throttle.","commonSituations":"Tight loops generating many completions; multiple workers/scripts sharing one free token; automated test suites hitting the API repeatedly; shared free-tier capacity exhausted at peak times.","solutions":["Wait (e.g. 60s or longer) before retrying; use exponential backoff on RateLimitError","Reduce request frequency / add rate limiting in your application loop","Use a different token or upgrade to an official DeepSeek API key for higher limits","Catch RateLimitError explicitly and queue/schedule the request instead of failing hard"],"exampleFix":"// before\nfor h in histories:\n    out = provider.generate(h)  # hammers API, RateLimitError\n// after\nimport time\nfor h in histories:\n    try:\n        out = provider.generate(h)\n    except RateLimitError:\n        time.sleep(60)\n        out = provider.generate(h)","handlingStrategy":"retry","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"import time\ndef call_with_backoff(fn, attempts=4):\n    for i in range(attempts):\n        try:\n            return fn()\n        except RateLimitError:\n            if i == attempts - 1:\n                raise\n            time.sleep(2 ** i * 30)","preventionTips":["Add exponential backoff on RateLimitError instead of failing","Throttle generation loops to stay under the free-tier quota","Avoid sharing one free token across many workers/scripts","Consider an official DeepSeek API key for production workloads"],"tags":["rate-limit","deepseek","throttling"],"backgroundTag":"rate-limit-exceeded","analyzedSha":"ae57a2357745a9706cb12d0fd76d954c84d166fa","analyzedAt":"2026-08-30T02:49:05.834Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-30T03:17:51.788Z"}