# 500 Errors on Rate Limit When Using the Admin API Via Keys

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-errors-on-rate-limit-when-using-the-admin-api-via-keys/77779>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [January 11, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-errors-on-rate-limit-when-using-the-admin-api-via-keys/77779 "2018-01-11T19:46:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikechristopher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mikechristopher/32/89135_2.png) [@mikechristopher](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mikechristopher)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-errors-on-rate-limit-when-using-the-admin-api-via-keys/77779/2 "2018-01-11T19:52:00Z")

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I thought the rate limiter had been disabled for staff users so this might be one for the team to answer.

```
 def rate_unlimited?
!!(RateLimiter.disabled? || (@user && @user.staff?))
  end

```

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