# Too Many Requests with Discogs

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/too-many-requests-with-discogs/54137>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 20, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/too-many-requests-with-discogs/54137 "2021-08-20T12:38:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![AndyMorris](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@AndyMorris](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AndyMorris)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/too-many-requests-with-discogs/54137/1 "2021-08-20T12:38:36Z")

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When I try to use Tag Sources --\> Discogs Release ID i get a message box saying:

"Failed to authenticate using OAuth(1).

> 429 Too many Requests"

Not sure if this is and MP3Tag problem or a Discogs problem

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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, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/too-many-requests-with-discogs/54137/2 "2021-08-20T12:42:56Z")

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> [@AndyMorris](#):
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> Not sure if this is and MP3Tag problem or a Discogs problem

It is a Discogs problem. We already have 2 topics for the same problem:

> [@Error 429 accessing Discogs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-429-accessing-discogs/54134):
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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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> [@Neuerdings Probleme mit Discogs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/neuerdings-probleme-mit-discogs/54131):
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> Seit zwei Tagen erhalte ich bei jedem Versuch, über Discogs etwas zu taggen, sofort die Fehlermeldung: Failed to authenticate using OAuth (1) 429: Too Many Requests Zwar habe ich gerade auch die aktuelle Version von MP3Tag installiert, aber daran liegt es nicht: ich hab probehalber auf einem Laptop eine ältere Version von MP3Tag eingerichtet und erhalte dort die gleiche Fehlermeldung. Hier im Forum ist nachzulesen, dass man sich irgendwann über einen Registrierungslogin bei Discogs anmelde…

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**Author:** ![AndyMorris](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@AndyMorris](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AndyMorris)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/too-many-requests-with-discogs/54137/3 "2021-08-20T12:45:16Z")

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Thanks they didn't show up when I searched, just found this down the thread. [Discogs Forum - HTTP error 429 when trying to access api.discogs.com?database/search](https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/892264)

They are having a bad day

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**Author:** ![seba](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@seba](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/seba)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/too-many-requests-with-discogs/54137/5 "2021-08-21T09:56:25Z")

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Salut , tout est rentré dans l' ordre cela fonctionne de nouveau pour moi.

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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 20, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/too-many-requests-with-discogs/54137/6 "2021-09-20T09:56:48Z")

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