how do I handle rate limits and 429s gracefully?

Question

under load I get 429s and the whole request just fails. whats a clean retry-with-backoff pattern for production?

Leo Fischer · Answer

you are closer than you think. it is the ordering — do the setup step before the call.

Nina Alvarez · Answer

this bit me too. short version: it is a timing thing. move it into the load step.

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