Twitter Error Keeps Users from Tweeting, Retweeting; Now fixed

Twitter Support acknowledged the issue at around 6am IST and fixed it in about two and a half hours.

By Vineet Washington | Updated: 4 August 2020 15:39 IST

Twitter Error Keeps Users from Tweeting, Retweeting; Now fixed

Twitter users were being logged out of third-party apps

Highlights

Twitter “Rate limit exceeded” error popped up last evening
Twitter fixed the error today morning
The error was caused by a problem with Twitter’s backend system

Twitter users earlier today briefly faced issues on the official website and mobile apps that reportedly caused trouble when tweeting or retweeting. In some cases, the “rate limit exceeded” error message would appear and users were logged out of Tweetdeck and apps like Tweeten, as per a report. Twitter users shared the complaints on the platform and the Twitter support account acknowledged the issue, saying that the problem was related to its backend system. The issue was fixed as of 7:23am IST, according to a tweet by the support account.

Several users on Twitter shared a similar error – rate limit exceeded – while using the app or browsing Twitter.com. The error reports started popping up yesterday evening and Twitter acknowledged the issue today morning, at around 6am IST. The Twitter Support account shared that the team is working on fixing this error which was caused by a problem with the backend server. At around 7:20am, it replied with “This should now be fixed.”

This should now be fixed. pic.twitter.com/iAOqJCdVxB
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) August 4, 2020

As per a report by Engadget, one of the publication's team members and a few other Twitter users cited an error with the platform which read, “Sorry! You have exceeded your Tweet limit. Try Retweet again tomorrow.” This error was associated with the website and Tweetdeck as well. It was caused by an internal backend system problem, reports Engadget, citing a Twitter spokesperson. This issue was seemingly caused by the same problem and was addressed by today morning.

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