Title: [ERROR] DropBox API: (503)
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [ERROR] DropBox API: (503)

 *  [nengineer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nengineer/)
 * (@nengineer)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-dropbox-api-503/)
 * 2012/10/30 23:16.22: [INFO]: BackWPup version 2.1.15, WordPress version 3.4.2
   Copyright © 2012 Daniel Hüsken
 * 2012/10/30 23:16.25: [INFO]: BackWPup job: 1. Daily; DB+FILE+OPTIMIZE+CHECK
    
   2012/10/30 23:16.25: [INFO]: BackWPup cron: 5 23 * * *; Wed, 31 Oct 2012 @ 23:
   05 2012/10/30 23:16.25: [INFO]: BackWPup job started by cron 2012/10/30 23:16.25:[
   INFO]: PHP ver.: 5.2.17; cgi-fcgi; Linux 2012/10/30 23:16.25: [INFO]: MySQL ver.:
   5.1.53-log 2012/10/30 23:16.25: [INFO]: curl ver.: 7.21.0; OpenSSL/0.9.8o
 * 2012/10/30 23:31.32: 1. Try to sending backup file to DropBox…
    2012/10/30 23:
   31.32: Authed with DropBox from website 2012/10/30 23:31.32: 1.26 GB free on 
   DropBox 2012/10/30 23:31.32: Upload to DropBox now started… 2012/10/30 23:45.59:[
   ERROR] Job restarted, bcause inactivity! 2012/10/30 23:45.59: 2. Try to sending
   backup file to DropBox… 2012/10/30 23:46.01: [ERROR] DropBox API: (503) Your 
   app is making too many requests and is being rate limited. 503s can trigger on
   a per-app or per-user basis. 2012/10/30 23:46.04: [ERROR] DropBox API: (503) 
   Your app is making too many requests and is being rate limited. 503s can trigger
   on a per-app or per-user basis. 2012/10/30 23:46.04: 3. Try to sending backup
   file to DropBox… 2012/10/30 23:46.06: [ERROR] DropBox API: (503) Your app is 
   making too many requests and is being rate limited. 503s can trigger on a per-
   app or per-user basis. 2012/10/30 23:46.08: [ERROR] DropBox API: (503) Your app
   is making too many requests and is being rate limited. 503s can trigger on a 
   per-app or per-user basis. 2012/10/30 23:46.08: [ERROR] Step arborted has too
   many trys!
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