# Limit\_req\_status & limit\_conn\_status code

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limit-req-status-limit-conn-status-code/244369>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [March 29, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limit-req-status-limit-conn-status-code/244369 "2016-03-29T02:31:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limit-req-status-limit-conn-status-code/244369/1 "2016-03-29T02:31:39Z")

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Following RFC 6585 [https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6585](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6585), there is a  
HTTP  
status code for ‘too many requests’, which applies well to the nginx  
module  
limiting requests, and by extension to the module limiting connections.

## Having in mind changing default values is somewhat tricky regarding backwards compatibility, would it be a possible enhancement to change the default value of limit\_req\_status and limit\_conn\_status from 503 to 429?

_B. R._