"API rate limit exceeded" Error in Lidarr

[dustinhaning]

Hello,

I keep getting this error in my Lidarr logs. It seems to have started after I installed an update to my Lidarr docker image (I'm using ghcr.io/linuxserver-labs/prarr:lidarr-plugins) and it looks like the newer version (1.8.1.3) of Tubifarry was installed when it restarted, it was at 1.8.1.2 before this. I waited out the hour and the error went away, but as soon as I tried to do a search in Lidarr it failed and this error came back. I'm primarily using Tubifarry to enable a custom metadata server, and I'm running the self hosted Musicbrainz server from blampe to use with it. I can get an authenticated token from Github, but I don't see any way to pass that into Tubifarry. Any ideas? Let me know if any other info is needed.

Here's the log entry from Lidarr (IP address redacted)

2025-08-29 16:04:33.4|Error|EventAggregator|Tubifarry failed while processing [ApplicationStartingEvent]

[v2.14.1.4715] NzbDrone.Common.Http.HttpException: HTTP request failed: [403:Forbidden] [GET] at [https://api.github.com/repos/TypNull/Tubifarry/releases]
at NzbDrone.Common.Http.HttpClient.ExecuteAsync(HttpRequest request) in ./Lidarr.Common/Http/HttpClient.cs:line 119
at NzbDrone.Common.Http.HttpClient.GetAsync[T](HttpRequest request) in ./Lidarr.Common/Http/HttpClient.cs:line 333
at NzbDrone.Common.Http.HttpClient.Get[T](HttpRequest request) in ./Lidarr.Common/Http/HttpClient.cs:line 341
at Tubifarry.Core.Utilities.FlexiblePluginService.NzbDrone.Core.Plugins.IPluginService.GetRemotePlugin(String repoUrl)
at Tubifarry.Tubifarry.Handle(ApplicationStartingEvent message)
at NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events.EventAggregator.PublishEvent[TEvent](TEvent event)
{"message":"API rate limit exceeded for XX.XX.XX.XX. (But here's the good news: Authenticated requests get a higher rate limit. Check out the documentation for more details.)","documentation_url":"https://docs.github.com/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#rate-limiting"}

2025-08-29 16:04:33.6|Warn|Bootstrap|Error starting with plugins enabled

Here's the version info from Lidarr.Plugin.Tubifarry.deps.json:

"compilationOptions": {},
"targets": {
".NETCoreApp,Version=v6.0": {
"Lidarr.Plugin.Tubifarry/1.8.1.3": {
"dependencies": {
"FuzzySharp": "2.0.2",
"ILRepack.Lib.MSBuild.Task": "2.0.43",
"Lidarr.Common": "1.8.1.3",
"Lidarr.Core": "1.8.1.3",
"Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies": "1.0.0",
"Shard.DownloadAssistant": "1.1.0",
"Xabe.FFmpeg": "5.2.6",
"Xabe.FFmpeg.Downloader": "5.2.6",
"YouTubeMusicAPI": "3.0.0",
"YouTubeSessionGenerator": "1.8.1.3"
},

[TypNull]

You might be using a VPN, but this is a Lidarr-related issue or a missing feature, like support for authentication tokens. My suggestion: avoid opening the plugin page for a while.
This issue is completely unrelated to any metadata change.