AWS API Gateway Troubleshooting Guides
AWS API Gateway errors can surface at the worst possible moments — during deployments, under peak traffic, or in the middle of critical operations. This collection of 3 troubleshooting guides covers the most common AWS API Gateway issues encountered in cloud infrastructure services and managed platforms. Each article walks through specific error messages with step-by-step diagnosis, root cause analysis, and verified solutions. Whether you're dealing with configuration problems, authentication failures, timeout errors, or unexpected behavior, these guides are designed to get you from error message to resolution as quickly as possible. Solutions are backed by official documentation and real-world production experience.
Error Quick Reference
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Fixing AWS API Gateway 429 Too Many Requests (Rate Limit) & Throttling Errors | Learn how to diagnose and fix AWS API Gateway rate limits (429), timeouts (504), not found (404), and service unavailable (503) errors using usage plans and Clo |
| Fixing the AWS API Gateway 504 Gateway Timeout Limit (29-Second Hard Limit) | Resolving AWS API Gateway 504 Gateway Timeout errors. Learn why the 29-second hard limit exists, how integration timeouts work, and architectural patterns to fi |
| Troubleshooting AWS API Gateway Rate Limit (429) and Related 5xx/4xx Errors | Resolve AWS API Gateway 429 Too Many Requests, 503 Service Unavailable, and 504 Timeouts. Learn how to configure Usage Plans, adjust quotas, and fix VPC links. |
Most Common AWS API Gateway Errors
Fixing AWS API Gateway 429 Too Many Requests (Rate Limit) & Throttling Errors
Learn how to diagnose and fix AWS API Gateway rate limits (429), timeouts (504), not found (404), and service unavailable (503) errors using usage plans and Clo
Fixing the AWS API Gateway 504 Gateway Timeout Limit (29-Second Hard Limit)
Resolving AWS API Gateway 504 Gateway Timeout errors. Learn why the 29-second hard limit exists, how integration timeouts work, and architectural patterns to fi
Troubleshooting AWS API Gateway Rate Limit (429) and Related 5xx/4xx Errors
Resolve AWS API Gateway 429 Too Many Requests, 503 Service Unavailable, and 504 Timeouts. Learn how to configure Usage Plans, adjust quotas, and fix VPC links.
All AWS API Gateway Guides3 guides
Fixing AWS API Gateway 429 Too Many Requests (Rate Limit) & Throttling Errors
Learn how to diagnose and fix AWS API Gateway rate limits (429), timeouts (504), not found (404), and service unavailable (503) errors using usage plans and Clo
Fixing the AWS API Gateway 504 Gateway Timeout Limit (29-Second Hard Limit)
Resolving AWS API Gateway 504 Gateway Timeout errors. Learn why the 29-second hard limit exists, how integration timeouts work, and architectural patterns to fi
Troubleshooting AWS API Gateway Rate Limit (429) and Related 5xx/4xx Errors
Resolve AWS API Gateway 429 Too Many Requests, 503 Service Unavailable, and 504 Timeouts. Learn how to configure Usage Plans, adjust quotas, and fix VPC links.