# request limit reached

`TNL_REQUEST_LIMIT_REACHED`

too many requests are active at once; tnl did not contact the local service for this request.

the request limit stopped this request before the local service

```text
+--[ where it stopped ]----------------------------------------+
|                                                              |
|  visitor                                                     |
|     |                                                        |
|     v                                                        |
|  tnl server                                                  |
|     |                                                        |
|     v                                                        |
|  tnl                                                         |
|     |                                                        |
|     x  request limit reached                                 |
|  local service (not contacted)                               |
|                                                              |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
```

## what happened

- the public url has reached its concurrent request limit, including streams and upgrades

## if you are visiting

- honor `Retry-After: 1` before retrying

## if you run tnl

- check `--request-limit` and local service concurrency if saturation persists

help: https://tnl.dev/e/request-limit