What is a 429 error?
A 429 error is the HTTP status code an API returns when you have sent too many requests in a given window and hit its rate limit. The response usually carries a Retry-After header telling you how long to wait before trying the request again.
The standard fix is exponential backoff with jitter: on a 429, wait one second, then two, then four, up to a cap, adding a small random delay so parallel workers do not retry in lockstep.
SocialCrawl meters access with credits rather than per-minute request caps, so a normal call returns a clean JSON envelope instead of a 429 you have to juggle. You only stop when your credit balance runs out, not mid-burst.
Do it with SocialCrawl
A call that returns a clean envelope, not a 429
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/profile?handle=nasa" \
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