[BUG] claude --continue cause abnormal traffic spike and account rate-limit/ban

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jan 17, 2026 by gulubao Closed Feb 27, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

using the --continue option (intended to restore a prior task) appears to transmit an unusually large volume of historical messages to the Claude backend in a single burst. This 1.immediately triggers usage limits and 2.my account is subsequently banned.

What Should Happen?

--continue should restore the last task state with bounded request size, e.g., by sending only the minimal context window needed (or a compact session reference), and should not cause an anomalous traffic spike.

More importantly, this behavior should not be treated as an abuse signal by automated anomaly-detection systems and should not result in account banning. This enforcement action should be recognized as a false positive caused by a client-side bug, and I expect my account to be reviewed and restored promptly.

Error Messages/Logs

⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"This organization has been 
     disabled."},"request_id":"req_011CXCxHfCQobFvKMhws3mf6"}

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Start Claude Code and begin a task that accumulates conversation history maybe over 30min.
  2. ctrl-c ctrl-c to exit cc.
  3. type claude --continue
  4. your rate limit hit and unfortunately your account also get banned.

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.11

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

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