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New member | Level 2

5 years ago

I get an error 429, what is it?

Hi

Error 429 is given for all my download links

After 24 hours, it still doesn't work

error message

Too many requests
Sorry, this link has been automatically turned off for now.

please help

E-M
5 years ago
Hi,

The Help Center here: https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/share/banned-links explains that "If you see Error 429, then the owner of the shared link or file request may have caused too much traffic."

You should probably open a ticket here: https://www.dropbox.com/support

Cheers.

E-M
Experienced | Level 12
5 years ago
Hi,

The Help Center here: https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/share/banned-links explains that "If you see Error 429, then the owner of the shared link or file request may have caused too much traffic."

You should probably open a ticket here: https://www.dropbox.com/support

Cheers.

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