# Request to Unblock Rate Limit

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/request-to-unblock-rate-limit/86668>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [February 20, 2019, 8:19am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/request-to-unblock-rate-limit/86668 "2019-02-20T08:19:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![supertrooper1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/supertrooper1/32/30056_2.png) [@supertrooper1](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/supertrooper1)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 8:19am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/request-to-unblock-rate-limit/86668/1 "2019-02-20T08:19:31Z")

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My domain is: slavcom.eu and test-platform5.slavcom.eu

Whilst setting up the structure for my new website I was forced to delete the website several times and then got the error message:

Error in LetsEncrypt::add: error:rateLimited",  
Error: urn:ietf:params:acme:error:rateLimited :: There were too many requests of a given type :: Error finalizing order :: too many certificates already issued for exact set of domains: slavcom.eu,[www.slavcom.eu](http://www.slavcom.eu): see [https://letsencrypt.org/docs/rate-limits/](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/rate-limits/)

Please unblock the rate limit, so that I can complete the setup of my new website.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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**Author:** ![\_az](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/22d042/32.png) [@\_az](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/_az)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 8:26am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/request-to-unblock-rate-limit/86668/2 "2019-02-20T08:26:52Z")

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> [@supertrooper1](#):
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> Please unblock the rate limit

This isn't something that can be done, sorry.

Use an existing certificate, or add an additional subdomain to the certificate to bypass the rate limit.

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**Author:** ![supertrooper1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/supertrooper1/32/30056_2.png) [@supertrooper1](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/supertrooper1)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 9:12am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/request-to-unblock-rate-limit/86668/3 "2019-02-20T09:12:44Z")

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How long will I have to wait?

Your suggestion to use an existing certificate is an interesting one. I have valid certificate for the website with the subdomain test-platform6.slavcom.eu.

If I export this certificate can I then import into the website with the domain slavcom.eu?

Please advise.

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**Author:** ![\_az](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/22d042/32.png) [@\_az](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/_az)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/request-to-unblock-rate-limit/86668/4 "2019-02-20T09:15:33Z")

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> [@supertrooper1](#):
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> If I export this certificate can I then import into the website with the domain slavcom.eu?

Unfortunately not - it won't be valid for the other domain.

Here is the current status of your rate limits:

| Rate Limit | Current Status | Domain |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 50 Certificates per Registered Domain per week | OK (19 / 50 this week.) | slavcom.eu |
| 5 Duplicate Certificates per week | Limit exceeded. Next issuable at 2019-02-20T19:54:32.000Z | news.slavcom.eu |
| 5 Duplicate Certificates per week | Limit exceeded. Next issuable at 2019-02-21T06:56:19.000Z | slavcom.eu, www.slavcom.eu |
| 5 Duplicate Certificates per week | Limit exceeded. Next issuable at 2019-02-21T06:22:39.000Z | test-platform5.slavcom.eu |
| _Summary generated at [Let's Debug Toolkit](https://tools.letsdebug.net/cert-search?m=domain&q=slavcom.eu&d=168) ._ | | |

For the certificate relating to the error in your original message, you'll have to wait around 24 hours.

But if you made a new certificate with these three domains:

- `slavcom.eu`
- `www.slavcom.eu`
- `useless.slavcom.eu`

you'd be able to create it right now.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/c/a/ca6c06ea1ea201324bba7048c6841ce60236468d.png) [@system](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/request-to-unblock-rate-limit/86668/5 "2019-03-22T09:15:37Z")

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