X/Twitter API 429 Error on Single Request - Authentication Issue?

Hi everyone! :wave:

I’m trying to fetch a single tweet using the HTTP Request node but I’m getting a 429 (Too Many Requests) error, even though I’m only making one request. I suspect there might be an issue with my authentication setup.

What’s interesting is that my X/Twitter API credentials are working fine - I’m successfully using the “X Search Tweet” node with the same authentication settings in other workflows. This makes me think there might be something specific about my HTTP Request node configuration that’s causing the issue.

Configuration

Error Message

The service is receiving too many requests from you [item 0]
Too Many Requests

Error code: 429

Full message:
429 - "{\"title\":\"Too Many Requests\",\"detail\":\"Too Many Requests\",\"type\":\"about:blank\",\"status\":429}"

Could someone help me identify what I’m doing wrong? Since the X Search Tweet node works fine with my credentials, I’m a bit confused about why the HTTP Request node is failing.

Should I be using the predefined Twitter/X credentials instead of a custom Bearer token?

Thanks in advance! :pray:

Information on my n8n setup

  • n8n version: 1.69.2
  • Database (default: SQLite): SQLite
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main): own
  • Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app): Docker
  • Operating system: macOS

Very strange indeed. Have you tried using the X node on that specific workflow (you mention others), does that work? Would the use of that node be an option here or are you trying to do more than just fetching tweets?

If you open the dev tools, how many requests do you see being fired to X’s API?

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