[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Rate limit reached without reaching actual limits
Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Mar 22, 2026 by jasonewillis Closed Apr 19, 2026
Bug Description
" ⎿ API Error: Rate limit reached" but I'm no where near limits. How do I use Claude? What a shitty error message
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: iTerm.app
- Version: 2.1.81
- Feedback ID: 6cb0927c-146f-443a-a120-c13efebed3e6
Errors
[{"error":"Error: NON-FATAL: Lock acquisition failed for /Users/jasonewillis/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.81 (expected in multi-process scenarios)\n at TET (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:2724:2174)\n at fgq (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:2724:1318)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-03-22T23:19:48.928Z"},{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"Extra usage is required for long context requests.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CZJyfm1MFr8G45DhKrGmX\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:205:286312)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:244:5435)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-03-22T23:21:53.490Z"}]This issue has 6 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗