# Imgur images not embedding with 429 error

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/imgur-images-not-embedding-with-429-error/263131
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 27, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imgur-images-not-embedding-with-429-error/263131 "2023-04-27T23:09:52Z")
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### Author: ![rahim123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/imgur-images-not-embedding-with-429-error/263131/7 "2023-04-28T13:13:06Z")

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Based on this it appears that the external site is rate limiting requests from a specific Discourse forum?

> [@429 Error could use a better description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/429-error-could-use-a-better-description/111689/2):
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> The 429 means there’s a rate limit but it’s not always the same rate limit. I would happily merge a more vague description though.

I just started having problems with a 429 error for Imgur oneboxed images on my Discourse instance. But the same links work here:

`https://i.imgur.com/6IXPzY6.png`

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/a/7/ea71e1e95059f7329b16c01156c195b46e184c78.png)  
Strangely, without the `.png` part of the link the onebox _does_ appear:

`https://i.imgur.com/6IXPzY6`

[![Imgur](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/a/7/ea71e1e95059f7329b16c01156c195b46e184c78.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/6IXPzY6)

I tried adding `https://i.imgur.com` and `https://imgur.com` to `force custom user agent hosts` , but it doesn’t make any difference.

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