openai/codex · error · ApiError

server overloaded

Error message

server overloaded

What it means

Error "server overloaded" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/codex-api/src/error.rs:34

    ContextWindowExceeded,
    #[error("quota exceeded")]
    QuotaExceeded,
    #[error("usage not included")]
    UsageNotIncluded,
    #[error("retryable error: {message}")]
    Retryable {
        message: String,
        delay: Option<Duration>,
    },
    #[error("rate limit: {0}")]
    RateLimit(String),
    #[error("invalid request: {message}")]
    InvalidRequest { message: String },
    #[error("cyber policy: {message}")]
    CyberPolicy { message: String },
    #[error("misalignment policy violation: {message}")]
    MisalignmentPolicyViolation { message: String },
    #[error("server overloaded")]
    ServerOverloaded,
}

impl From<RateLimitError> for ApiError {
    fn from(err: RateLimitError) -> Self {
        Self::RateLimit(err.to_string())
    }
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/codex-api/src/error.rs:34 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of openai/codex@339751715c (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/674dc9be27357d3e. Report an issue: GitHub.