# CERT: Error acquiring new certificate: Failed to upload CSR: 429, ... error code="1003" message="API

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**Category:** Remote Access\
**Tags:** server-docker, server-synology\
**Created:** [August 29, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cert-error-acquiring-new-certificate-failed-to-upload-csr-429-error-code-1003-message-api/942264 "2026-08-29T21:56:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![adm8413](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@adm8413](https://forums.plex.tv/u/adm8413)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cert-error-acquiring-new-certificate-failed-to-upload-csr-429-error-code-1003-message-api/942264/1 "2026-08-29T21:56:40Z")

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Server Version#:1.43.3.10896  
Player Version#:4.160.0

I continue to get:

CERT: Error acquiring new certificate: Failed to upload CSR: 429, … error code=“1003” message=“API rate limit exceeded” status=“429”

 ![Plex_429_Error](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/1/b/6/1b69837390d2da2002cd2be3234b02d0433856d6.jpeg)