200-901 Cisco Platforms and Development Practice Question
An application sends many requests to the Meraki API and receives HTTP 429 errors. The response includes a 'Retry-After' header. What does this status code indicate?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The client has exceeded the rate limit
HTTP 429 means too many requests; rate limiting is in effect. Retry-After indicates the wait time.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The requested resource was not found
Why it's wrong here
That would be 404.
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The server encountered an internal error
Why it's wrong here
That would be 500.
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The API key is invalid
Why it's wrong here
Invalid key would return 401 Unauthorized.
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The client has exceeded the rate limit
Why this is correct
Correct. 429 indicates rate limiting, and Retry-After tells when to retry.
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