AI API Errors Explained: 429, 500, 503 and 529
What 429, 500, 503 and 529 mean on OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, which errors are safe to retry, and how backoff and failover keep your app running.
Step-by-step guides for connecting clients and fixing AI API errors.
What 429, 500, 503 and 529 mean on OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, which errors are safe to retry, and how backoff and failover keep your app running.
Point Claude Code at an Anthropic-compatible gateway with ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL, choose your own models, and fix the common 401 and 404 errors.