[BUG] API Rate limit stuck on claude code

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Mar 19, 2026 by silentFred Closed Apr 21, 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 team premium account
Stuck for 1+ hour on API Rate limit reached
0% session usage, 46% weekly usage
Logout/login cycle didn't resolve it
Using another account, completely separate from my org also gets this error
Location: Africa/Johannesburg timezone

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What Should Happen?

CC works without hard blocking rate limit

Error Messages/Logs

⎿  API Error: Rate limit reached

Steps to Reproduce

Use CC - only response is ⎿  API Error: Rate limit reached

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.79 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

IntelliJ IDEA terminal

Additional Information

_No response_

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