1015 Error

A 1015 You are being rate limited error is a Cloudflare-specific error code for:

“You've submitted too many requests in a short period and have hit the site's rate limit.”

Common cause

A visitor has submitted requests at a rate that exceeds the threshold configured in the website’s Cloudflare Rate Limiting rules.

Rate limiting protects login endpoints, checkout pages, and APIs from credential-stuffing attacks and brute-force tools.

Resolution:

If you are a visitor:

  • Wait for the rate-limiting block window to expire (typically between 1 and 15 minutes) before attempting further requests.
  • Turn off aggressive browser refresh scripts or background scrapers.

If you are the website owner:

  • Review your rules under Security > WAF > Rate limiting rules.
  • Check if the request threshold is set too low for legitimate users who browse multiple pages rapidly, and consider excluding static assets from rate limiting.

Source: Cloudflare Documentation - Troubleshooting Cloudflare 1XXX errors (Error 1015)