#Matt11-ratelimite
fast verge
thank you!
another question
how can I listen for error 429?
I'm calling the Stripe::Subscription.update API but it returns the subscription or an error message
abstract sequoia
how can I listen for error 429?
What do you mean by "listen"? 429 means a rate limit error.
To handle rate limit errors, we recommend following this: https://stripe.com/docs/error-handling?#rate-limit-errors
fast verge
here https://stripe.com/docs/rate-limits#handling-limiting-gracefully it says: "A basic technique for integrations to gracefully handle limiting is to watch for 429 status codes and build in a retry mechanism"
how can I watch for 429 status?
rescue Stripe::RateLimitError?
abstract sequoia
When you code calls the Stripe API, you check the response returned by Stripe. If it's a 429, then wait for some relay and retry your call.
fast verge
I cannot access the response status directly
this is a response #<Stripe::InvalidRequestError: (Status 404) (Request req_31PEIRQUlc62xN) No such subscription: 'sub_1Kkr3OApMCw5clA3RucvxHLY'>
let's say res = Stripe::Subscription.update(stripe_subscription_id, { cancel_at_period_end: false }), I cannot call the res.status, res.status_code, etc
abstract sequoia
In general you should catch the errors Stripe return, this is explained on this page: https://stripe.com/docs/error-handling
Also the error you just shared is not about rate limits, since the code is 404 and not 429.
fast verge
this is the only example I was able to reproduce
abstract sequoia
Note that the subscription sub_1Kkr3OApMCw5clA3RucvxHLY doesn't exist, so it's expected to return a 404.
fast verge
I know
abstract sequoia
So can you clarify your question? What exactly are you trying to do? And have you followed this guide to handle errors? https://stripe.com/docs/error-handling
fast verge
suppose I receive a 429 and I catch the Stripe::RateLimitError. How can I access the params given to the request?
Eg: res = Stripe::Subscription.update('abcdef', { cancel_at_period_end: false }) how can I access the 'abcdef' param?
abstract sequoia
What programming language are you using? Ruby?
fast verge
Yes
abstract sequoia
I'm not very familiar with Ruby, but have you seen this code to catch exceptions in Ruby?
https://stripe.com/docs/error-handling?lang=ruby#catch-exceptions