# Error 429 accessing Discogs

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-429-accessing-discogs/54134>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 20, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-429-accessing-discogs/54134 "2021-08-20T11:06:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![nelly](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ed8c4c/32.png) [@nelly](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nelly)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-429-accessing-discogs/54134/1 "2021-08-20T11:06:08Z")

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I have been using MP3tag for many years and today when I try to get information from Discogs I get an error

Failed to authenticate using OAuth (1).

> 429: Too Many Requests

Anybody ideas to resolve this please?

Norman

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**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-429-accessing-discogs/54134/2 "2021-08-20T11:49:02Z")

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> [@Neuerdings Probleme mit Discogs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/neuerdings-probleme-mit-discogs/54131/2):
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> Es scheint sich um ein allgemeines Problem mit Discogs zu handeln. Es gibt im Discogs API Forum schon einen entsprechenden Beitrag mit vielen Nutzern, die dieses Problem auch haben — allerdings noch keine Rückmeldung vom Disocgs Team.

Just wait until Discogs has resolved this problem.

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**Author:** ![nelly](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ed8c4c/32.png) [@nelly](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nelly)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 11:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-429-accessing-discogs/54134/3 "2021-08-20T11:54:56Z")

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Danke sehr - ich werde warten

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**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 11:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-429-accessing-discogs/54134/4 "2021-08-20T11:57:04Z")

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For anyone interested, here is the relevant post on the Discogs API Forums with many other users and developers experiencing the same issue:

[https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/892264](https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/892264)

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**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-429-accessing-discogs/54134/5 "2021-08-20T19:35:37Z")

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There is still no official statement from Discogs staff, but from what I'm observing and hearing from other users, the issue seems to be fixed for now.

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-429-accessing-discogs/54134/6 "2021-09-19T19:36:26Z")

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