# "429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://api-inference.huggingface.co/models/google/flan-t5-xxl" despite no connection!

**URL:** <https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/429-client-error-too-many-requests-for-url-https-api-inference-huggingface-co-models-google-flan-t5-xxl-despite-no-connection/81829>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [April 15, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/429-client-error-too-many-requests-for-url-https-api-inference-huggingface-co-models-google-flan-t5-xxl-despite-no-connection/81829 "2024-04-15T10:42:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![LrousselSN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@LrousselSN](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/LrousselSN)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/429-client-error-too-many-requests-for-url-https-api-inference-huggingface-co-models-google-flan-t5-xxl-despite-no-connection/81829/1 "2024-04-15T10:42:05Z")

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Hi all,  
I am on the Free plan and have built a RAG app month ago (using Langchain/Langserve) that uses flan-t5-xxl.  
It was all working fine a month ago but upon trying to use it this morning, I get the above message…  
It has not been used in a month so no connections and it failed from first attempt today.  
I can’t find info on what the requests entitlement is on the Free plan nor usage to date.  
Many thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Vineet06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/cdc98d/32.png) [@Vineet06](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/Vineet06)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/429-client-error-too-many-requests-for-url-https-api-inference-huggingface-co-models-google-flan-t5-xxl-despite-no-connection/81829/2 "2024-08-03T18:44:41Z")

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Hey, were you able to find a solution for this issue?

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**Author:** ![theRohit777](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/therohit777/32/39149_2.png) [@theRohit777](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/theRohit777)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/429-client-error-too-many-requests-for-url-https-api-inference-huggingface-co-models-google-flan-t5-xxl-despite-no-connection/81829/3 "2025-01-14T13:03:37Z")

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Did you find that ??