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title: "Does the DeepSeek API send Retry-After headers with 429 responses?"  
description: "Does the DeepSeek API send Retry-After headers with 429 responses?"  
author: "Aashish Khadka"  
published: 2026-10-26  
updated: 2026-10-26  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/162947/does-the-deepseek-api-send-retry-after-headers-with-429-responses  
category: "DeepSeek API"  
tags: ["DeepSeek API", "Rate Limits", "API retries"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Does the DeepSeek API send Retry-After headers with 429 responses?

When my service sends bursts of requests, I’m trying to make its retry behavior respectful rather than just retrying on a fixed timer. Does the DeepSeek API include a reliable **Retry-After** value with **429 responses**, or should clients use their own backoff strategy?

If the headers or limits differ between endpoints, examples from a production integration would be helpful. I’m especially interested in avoiding a retry loop that adds load while the account is still rate-limited.


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