That error means that you have used up your API quota for the day. See: 1. [The "Throttles" documentation][1] 2. [What are the API request limits? (FAQ)][2] 3. [Request Throttling Limits (FAQ)][3] Be sure you have and are using an application key, so that your quota is more than the default 300. See the above links for more details on that too. [1]: https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/throttle [2]: http://stackapps.com/questions/67/how-api-keys-work [3]: http://stackapps.com/questions/1143/request-throttling-limits