429 Too many requests when using Azure Cost Management API

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429 Too many requests when using Azure Cost Management API

Ingrid Finnoy 5 Microsoft Employee

I am using the API as a grafana datasource to get an overview of our costs. Half of the time the panels in my dashboard does not show any data because of rate limiting: "429 Too many requests".

I have researched other similar questions: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1340993/exception-429-too-many-requests-for-azure-cost-man?source=docs

The recommended solution here (“ClientType” : “AwesomeType”) does not work for me. There is also some discussion in the comment section about using "x-ms-command-name" in the header, but this does not seem to work either. Looks like this
Internal limits
o 4 calls per minute per scope
o 20 calls per minute per tenant
o 2000 calls per minute per ClientType
is the root of my problem, because I have more than more than 4 calls per minute per scope (subscription). Is there any way around this?

SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 49,326 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-03-05T19:21:47.9566667+00:00

Hello @Ingrid Finnoy Thank you for reaching out to us with your concern on Microsoft Q&A platform. Apologies for the delayed response.

I understand that you getting "429 Too many requests" limit while using Cost Management API. Also, you tried some steps suggested in the earlier conversations which didn't help in your case.

The recommended solution here (“ClientType” : “AwesomeType”) does not work for me. There is also some discussion in the comment section about using "x-ms-command-name" in the header, but this does not seem to work either. Looks like this

Why is x-ms-command-name not working for you? If you can wait for the cool off period before making the next call, your call should go through. Can you also share the scope at which you're making the call such that we can check why you are getting throttled?

Is the root of my problem, because I have more than more than 4 calls per minute per scope (subscription). Is there any way around this?

We have this rate limit in place to ensure that the service reliability is not impacted with too many requests coming in at a short time. The only workaround would be to spread your calls (eg: 2 calls per scope every minute) such that the calls go through and you get the data easily.

Hope this helps.

Thanks once again for your time and patience in this matter!
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 49,326 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-03-07T07:48:44.3266667+00:00

@Ingrid Finnoy Have you had a chance to follow the suggestions posted in previous response?

Also, If you could share the scope at which you're making the call, will help us check why you are getting throttled?

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SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 49,326 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-03-05T19:21:47.9566667+00:00

Hello @Ingrid Finnoy Thank you for reaching out to us with your concern on Microsoft Q&A platform. Apologies for the delayed response.

I understand that you getting "429 Too many requests" limit while using Cost Management API. Also, you tried some steps suggested in the earlier conversations which didn't help in your case.

The recommended solution here (“ClientType” : “AwesomeType”) does not work for me. There is also some discussion in the comment section about using "x-ms-command-name" in the header, but this does not seem to work either. Looks like this

Why is x-ms-command-name not working for you? If you can wait for the cool off period before making the next call, your call should go through. Can you also share the scope at which you're making the call such that we can check why you are getting throttled?

Is the root of my problem, because I have more than more than 4 calls per minute per scope (subscription). Is there any way around this?

We have this rate limit in place to ensure that the service reliability is not impacted with too many requests coming in at a short time. The only workaround would be to spread your calls (eg: 2 calls per scope every minute) such that the calls go through and you get the data easily.

Hope this helps.

Thanks once again for your time and patience in this matter!
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 49,326 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-03-07T07:48:44.3266667+00:00

@Ingrid Finnoy Have you had a chance to follow the suggestions posted in previous response?

Also, If you could share the scope at which you're making the call, will help us check why you are getting throttled?

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