# You have reached your specified API usage limits **URL:** \ **Category:** MCP: Build Rich-Context AI Apps with Anthropic\ **Created:** [September 25, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/you-have-reached-your-specified-api-usage-limits/880150 "2025-09-25T17:59:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stainsb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@stainsb](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/stainsb)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/you-have-reached-your-specified-api-usage-limits/880150/1 "2025-09-25T17:59:57Z")
In the Chatbot Example section, step #13, I got the following error which happened on the first execution (i.e. I wasn’t running a bunch of examples). Error: Error code: 400 - {‘type’: ‘error’, ‘error’: {‘type’: ‘invalid\_request\_error’, ‘message’: ‘You have reached your specified API usage limits. You will regain access on 2025-10-01 at 00:00 UTC.’}, ‘request\_id’: ‘req\_011CTVXbxFMsiX22NpF58a2H’} When I tried again it worked, but then when passing in the IDs as shown in the video, I get the error again. Just curious if this is something that I can fix or is it something more related to the underlying tutorial setup? ---
**Author:** ![sebastian.cardonal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sebastian.cardonal](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/sebastian.cardonal)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/you-have-reached-your-specified-api-usage-limits/880150/2 "2025-09-26T03:05:56Z")
I have the same issue ---
**Author:** ![ioclaudio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/ioclaudio/32/118382_2.png) [@ioclaudio](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/ioclaudio)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 10:16am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/you-have-reached-your-specified-api-usage-limits/880150/3 "2025-09-27T10:16:15Z")
I have the same issue on the lesson “Create an MCP client“. ```auto Query: hi ``` ```auto Error: Error code: 400 - {‘type’: ‘error’, ‘error’: {‘type’: ‘invalid_request_error’, ‘message’: ‘You have reached your specified API usage limits. You will regain access on 2025-10-01 at 00:00 UTC.’}, ‘request_id’: ‘req_011CTYj6AtStHBfM5HeRGdT7’} ``` ---
**Author:** ![Deepti\_Prasad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/deepti_prasad/32/165831_2.png) [@Deepti\_Prasad](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/Deepti_Prasad)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/you-have-reached-your-specified-api-usage-limits/880150/4 "2025-09-27T11:25:05Z")
this looks like api related issue, did you check if the metadata mentions usuage limit, the error is basically stating api limit usuage for this month is used up and now you can use only next month. ---
**Author:** ![stainsb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@stainsb](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/stainsb)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/you-have-reached-your-specified-api-usage-limits/880150/5 "2025-09-27T14:17:09Z")
Doesn’t make sense. It happened on the first API call. It’s the first class I’ve taken in a couple of months. ---
**Author:** ![Deepti\_Prasad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/deepti_prasad/32/165831_2.png) [@Deepti\_Prasad](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/Deepti_Prasad)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/you-have-reached-your-specified-api-usage-limits/880150/6 "2025-09-27T14:32:01Z")
are you using a company id is or personal id? ---
**Author:** ![stainsb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@stainsb](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/stainsb)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/you-have-reached-your-specified-api-usage-limits/880150/7 "2025-09-27T14:38:06Z")
Just a personal account ---
**Author:** ![Deepti\_Prasad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/deepti_prasad/32/165831_2.png) [@Deepti\_Prasad](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/Deepti_Prasad)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/you-have-reached-your-specified-api-usage-limits/880150/8 "2025-09-27T16:48:07Z")
did you try different browser and clearing the cache and browser history? @Mubsi can you please have a look on this issue. ---
**Author:** ![Mubsi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/mubsi/32/94983_2.png) [@Mubsi](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/Mubsi)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2025, 9:03am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/you-have-reached-your-specified-api-usage-limits/880150/9 "2025-09-29T09:03:40Z")
Hi @stainsb, I’m going to DM you regarding this. ---
**Author:** ![GoodVision](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@GoodVision](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/GoodVision)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/you-have-reached-your-specified-api-usage-limits/880150/10 "2026-02-19T01:41:26Z")
I’m getting a similar error (Error: Error code: 429 - {‘error’: {‘message’: ‘exceeded quota for this month’}}) on [MCP: Build Rich-Context AI Apps with Anthropic - DeepLearning.AI](https://learn.deeplearning.ai/courses/mcp-build-rich-context-ai-apps-with-anthropic/lesson/k0f9c/connecting-the-mcp-chatbot-to-reference-servers) I tried switching browser and clearing cache/browser history, but the error persisted. When I switched browser and cleared cache/browser history and opened the [MCP: Build Rich-Context AI Apps with Anthropic - DeepLearning.AI](https://learn.deeplearning.ai/courses/mcp-build-rich-context-ai-apps-with-anthropic/lesson/k0f9c/connecting-the-mcp-chatbot-to-reference-servers) the notebook cell still showed the terminal with the exceeded quota error. What’s the solution to being able to run notebooks without this error? ---
**Author:** ![Deepti\_Prasad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/deepti_prasad/32/165831_2.png) [@Deepti\_Prasad](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/Deepti_Prasad)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/you-have-reached-your-specified-api-usage-limits/880150/11 "2026-02-19T02:15:41Z")
hi @GoodVision Error code 429 indicates “Too many requests”” error is an HTTP status code indicating a user or application has sent too many requests to a server within a given timeframe, resulting in temporary rate-limiting to prevent server overload. To fix it, wait for the designated Retry-After time, implement exponential backoff, or check API/plugin limits. How to find the wait time Instead of guessing, you should check the HTTP response headers for a Retry-After value. When you receive an HTTP 429 error from a server (or MCP), the waiting period is specified in the Retry-After header response of the error. Notice this in topic creator error log 👇🏻 > [@stainsb](#): > > You will regain access on 2025-10-01 at 00:00 UTC.’}, ‘request\_id’: It clearly mentions when one can try again, when they encounter error code 429. So kindly check your error code log information you encountered and know when you can try again 🙂. Also just to be sure when you try again, after knowing the Retry-After wait time, clear your cache and browsing history, and then login with id, and launch the assignment notebook from classroom page, just to make sure you are covered from every aspect when you try again. Regards DP ---
**Author:** ![lesly.zerna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/lesly.zerna/32/47465_2.png) [@lesly.zerna](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/lesly.zerna)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/you-have-reached-your-specified-api-usage-limits/880150/12 "2026-02-19T14:03:52Z")
Hi @stainsb as @Deepti_Prasad stated: > Error code 429 indicates “Too many requests”” error is an HTTP status code indicating a user or application has sent too many requests to a server within a given timeframe, resulting in temporary rate-limiting to prevent server overload. Also, take into account that sonnet-3.6 will be deprecated. We’re updating the sonnet model. ---
**Author:** ![lesly.zerna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/lesly.zerna/32/47465_2.png) [@lesly.zerna](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/lesly.zerna)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/you-have-reached-your-specified-api-usage-limits/880150/13 "2026-02-20T23:58:26Z")