# Rate Limit Exceeded - Lightship VPS Activation

**URL:** <https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/rate-limit-exceeded-lightship-vps-activation/4724>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** vps\
**Created:** [July 25, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/rate-limit-exceeded-lightship-vps-activation/4724 "2024-07-25T02:56:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Silas\_Larson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/user_avatar/community.nianticspatial.com/silas_larson/32/2134_2.png) [@Silas\_Larson](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Silas_Larson)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/rate-limit-exceeded-lightship-vps-activation/4724/1 "2024-07-25T02:56:07Z")

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_Include the following details while filing a bug report (edit as applicable):_

- **Issue category** : Lightship Maps /VPS
- **Device type & OS version** : N/A
- **Host machine & OS version** : Windows 10
- **Issue Environment** : Dev Portal
- **Xcode version** :
- **ARDK version** :
- **Unity version** :

Bug reproduction steps:

1. Open Lightship.dev
2. Open Geospatial Browsing
3. Waypoint being attempted to activate VPS: [Niantic Lightship](https://lightship.dev/account/geospatial-browser/35.342813,-85.133686,8.89,,d68b51a132df41adad6478a754f563e9.16/scan-wayspot)
4. Attempt to activate VPS on the above waypoint, repeatedly until successful.
5. If successful, attempt to reactivate another waypoint if “ERROR Unable to request a VPS Activation” continuously until ERROR: Rate limit exceeded

Does this mean I have spammed the servers too much or that I have to wait to activate VPS on another waypoint? Before attempting to activate VPS on the above waypoint, I was successfully able to submit a different waypoint nearby.

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**Author:** ![Jesus\_Niantic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@Jesus\_Niantic](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Jesus_Niantic)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/rate-limit-exceeded-lightship-vps-activation/4724/2 "2024-07-25T22:16:30Z")

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Hello Silas,

Thanks for reaching out.

There is a global daily rate limit and once the limit is reached, activations won’t go through anymore. We’re still able to assist with a manual activation on our end, can you please provide a short description of the project you’re working on and a link to the Wayspot that you’re attempting to activate?

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**Author:** ![Maverick\_Niantic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@Maverick\_Niantic](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Maverick_Niantic)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/rate-limit-exceeded-lightship-vps-activation/4724/3 "2026-03-05T23:46:45Z")

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Closed on March 5, 2026, 11:46pm UTC

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