# Unexpected error 429

**URL:** https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/unexpected-error-429/15713
**Category:** Issuance Policy
**Created:** [May 13, 2016, 10:57am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/unexpected-error-429/15713 "2016-05-13T10:57:10Z")
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### Author: ![serverco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/serverco/32/4251_2.png) [@serverco](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/serverco)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2016, 11:25am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/unexpected-error-429/15713/4 "2016-05-13T11:25:35Z")

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well the [rate limits](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limits-for-lets-encrypt/6769) for pending authorizations are 300 per account per week.

Can I ask what you sort of commands / what have you been trying in the week ? it is slightly odd if you haven’t had any certificate related cron running to have reached this limit - which is basically that you have requested a domain name be authorized without actually fulfilling on the request itself and obtaining the certificate.

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