How to Handle OpenAI API Rate Limit (429 Too Many Requests) in Node.js Pipelines
When scaling generative AI features in production Node.js applications, hitting the OpenAI API Error: 429 Too Many Requests is almost inevitable. This runtime exception occurs when your application pipeline exceeds the rate limits assigned to your API tier—either tokens-per-minute (TPM) or requests-per-minute (RPM). Simply wrapping your API calls in a basic try-catch block will crash…