X-RateLimit-Limit: 500
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 498
X-RateLimit-Reset: 1640998800

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Rate limit exceeded",
  "detail": "Too many requests. Please try again later."
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

remaining = int(response.headers.get("X-RateLimit-Remaining"))
if remaining < 10:
    print("Warning: Approaching rate limit!")

def make_request_with_backoff(url, data):
    response = requests.post(url, json=data, headers=headers)

    if response.status_code == 429:
        retry_after = int(response.headers.get("Retry-After", 60))
        time.sleep(retry_after)
        return make_request_with_backoff(url, data)

    return response

import time

for item in items:
    result = api_call(item)
    time.sleep(0.1) # 10 requests/second = 360/hour (within 500 limit)