Resource is Being Rate Limited in Discord: How to Bypass it

Sometimes when trying to perform a certain action you might get The resource is being rate limited in Discord. This will prevent certain features from working, but let’s see how we can fix this issue.

What does the resource is being rate limited mean?

This means that you’ve performing certain actions on Discord too often and you’ve been temporarily prevented from doing them. This works as a protection against spammers, but sometimes it can affect regular users.

How do I fix The resource is being rate limited in Discord?

Before trying anything else, try waiting for a couple of minutes and then try again, as this is a temporary issue.

1. Restart your device and router

1. Firstly, try restarting your device.
2. If that doesn’t help, press the Power button on your router.
3. Wait for 30 seconds and press it again.
4. Lastly, wait for about a minute for the router to fully boot and check if the problem is gone.

2. Try using incognito mode

1. Click the Menu button and choose the New Incognito window.
   
2. Next, open the Discord page and try to log in.
3. Check if the problem is gone.
4. Alternatively, you can try using a different browser.

3. Use a mobile hotspot or a VPN

1. Create a mobile hotspot on your phone.
2. Next, click the network button in the system tray and choose your phone’s hotspot.
   
3. Enter the password.
4. Once connected, check if the problem is there.

How long does a rate limit last on Discord?

According to users, the rate limit can last usually up to an hour, but that might change depending on the action that caused it.

If you’re having a Discord rate limit ban, the best choice is to wait it out, since this is an antispam feature that is designed to prevent misuse of Discord.

Speaking of which, we covered a similar problem in our You are being rate limited on Discord so don’t miss it.

Other services can experience this problem and we already wrote about Twitter rate limit exceeded as well as Steam failed to update brorrower error that is also caused by the rate limit.