# Rate limit has been exceeded **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [July 30, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-has-been-exceeded/68032 "2018-07-30T14:15:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ohiowebpro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/ohiowebpro/32/25123_2.png) [@ohiowebpro](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/ohiowebpro)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-has-been-exceeded/68032/1 "2018-07-30T14:15:39Z")
I am getting an error: Could not issue a Let’s Encrypt SSL/TLS certificate for [s1.webprodesign.com](http://s1.webprodesign.com). The “Certificates per Registered Domain” rate limit has been exceeded for [s1.webprodesign.com](http://s1.webprodesign.com). Let’s Encrypt allows no more than 20 certificates to be issued per registered domain, per week. Detail: Error creating new cert :: too many certificates already issued for exact set of domains: [s1.webprodesign.com](http://s1.webprodesign.com): see [https://letsencrypt.org/docs/rate-limits/](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/rate-limits/) But that cannot be, There has not been more than 20 for this domain this week, should not have been any, just attempts. Any ideas? My domain is: [s1.webprodesign.com](http://s1.webprodesign.com) I ran this command: It produced this output: My web server is (include version): The operating system my web server runs on is (include version): CentOS 6.10 I can login to a root shell on my machine (yes or no, or I don’t know): Yes I’m using a control panel to manage my site (no, or provide the name and version of the control panel): Plesk Onyx Version 17.8.11 Update #15 ---
**Author:** ![ohiowebpro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/ohiowebpro/32/25123_2.png) [@ohiowebpro](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/ohiowebpro)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-has-been-exceeded/68032/2 "2018-07-30T14:50:38Z")
After looking at this page [https://crt.sh/?q=webprodesign.com](https://crt.sh/?q=webprodesign.com) I am more confused. I see the lets encrypt certs, but then there are a multitude of other certs with domains i have never heard of, except for my domain being listed at the bottom. Where do these come from? Is this why the limit is being reached? ---
**Author:** ![JuergenAuer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/juergenauer/32/26491_2.png) [@JuergenAuer](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/JuergenAuer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-has-been-exceeded/68032/3 "2018-07-30T15:01:16Z")
Hi @ohiowebpro [https://crt.sh/](https://crt.sh/) is very slow, also Google - [https://transparencyreport.google.com/https/certificates](https://transparencyreport.google.com/https/certificates) Quick is [https://certspotter.com/api/v0/certs?domain=webprodesign.com](https://certspotter.com/api/v0/certs?domain=webprodesign.com) There are 5 certificates with [CN=s1.webprodesign.com](http://CN=s1.webprodesign.com) created today. Where are these certificates? This hits the limit. ---
**Author:** ![ohiowebpro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/ohiowebpro/32/25123_2.png) [@ohiowebpro](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/ohiowebpro)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-has-been-exceeded/68032/4 "2018-07-30T15:27:21Z")
I attempted to generate certs for this today, but it said the limit was reached every time. None were created today that I know of. ---
**Author:** ![JuergenAuer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/juergenauer/32/26491_2.png) [@JuergenAuer](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/JuergenAuer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-has-been-exceeded/68032/5 "2018-07-30T15:34:31Z")
> [@ohiowebpro](#): > > None were created today that I know of. There are 5 created. Which client do you use? There may be cronjobs or something else. "Somebody" has created these certificates. And there is access to your webserver required (if http-01 challenge is used). ---
**Author:** ![ohiowebpro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/ohiowebpro/32/25123_2.png) [@ohiowebpro](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/ohiowebpro)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-has-been-exceeded/68032/6 "2018-07-30T18:13:35Z")
I am using Plesk. Under that [s1.webprodesign.com](http://s1.webprodesign.com) there was only one shown. Must be a bug with the lets encrypt extension for Plesk. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/c/a/ca6c06ea1ea201324bba7048c6841ce60236468d.png) [@system](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-has-been-exceeded/68032/7 "2018-08-29T18:13:42Z")
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