Error: API Rate Limit Reached. Waiting 10 seconds...

[bbriggs1990]

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[CanyonTurtle]

I have the same issue, using gpt3.5 on windows w/ python 3.10.6 and pinecone free tier with default project.

[CanyonTurtle]

By printing the exception details, it looks like I simply don't have any API calls (I'm not paying for the API or anything).

[CanyonTurtle]

Suggestion to author @Torantulino:

1. perhaps a little blurb in the requirements section that explains that you need to have API credits in order to use this, and/or
2. Changing this exception message to something like "API Rate Limit Reached (do you have enough API credits to use the openai API?) Waiting..."

[lumos42]

Same

Using memory of type: PineconeMemory
Error:  API Rate Limit Reached. Waiting 10 seconds...
Error:  API Rate Limit Reached. Waiting 10 seconds...
Error:  API Rate Limit Reached. Waiting 10 seconds...
Error:  API Rate Limit Reached. Waiting 10 seconds...
Error:  API Rate Limit Reached. Waiting 10 seconds...
Error:  API Rate Limit Reached. Waiting 10 seconds...
Error:  API Rate Limit Reached. Waiting 10 seconds...
/ Thinking...

[Hiltso]

Same here. I am using the Pinecone starter account. Looks like it doesnt like the Pincone Starter account API details.
Using memory of type: PineconeMemory
Error: API Rate Limit Reached. Waiting 10 seconds...
Error: API Rate Limit Reached. Waiting 10 seconds...
Error: API Rate Limit Reached. Waiting 10 seconds...
/ Thinking...

Until I figure this out, I would like to remove Pinecone. I have deleted the ENV variables for Pincone and edited the .env file to remove those details but it keeps coming back to this error.

Also I presume this is a typo in Pincone section for Windows users to set up ENV vars? setx instead of export?
For Windows Users:

setx PINECONE_API_KEY "YOUR_PINECONE_API_KEY"
export PINECONE_ENV="Your pinecone region" # something like: us-east4-gcp

[AlexTs10]

i have the same problem. Using paid openai api and pinecone free trial. Openai api works when i directly use it and with langchain.

[dudiyalov]

• I had deleted the index in Pinecone and created a new one.
• I had set a paid account on open.ai and set billing limits.
  Now it works just fine.

[lumos42]

Me too, I created a paid account in openAI an now it works fine

[AlexTs10]

found the problem.
On windows the openai_api_key is not set properly even if i write it at the .env file.
-- When i installed in a new conda env it used a default key.
I had to set it manually and then worked properlly.

[Hiltso]

Works After I added a few $ to my openai account.

It was bombing with Pincone errors which was throwing me off.

I noticed in Openai Usage tab on the right hand column was at $0.00 / $0.00 meaning no tokens available. Now after adding a couple of dollars it works.
I also set Usage Limit in the Billing menu to 3$ for now (rather than the default 120$ :)

[JuroOravec]

Duplicate of #1189. @bbriggs1990 would you close this one issue if it indeed is the same thing?

(I had this issue too - It's that we haven't opted into "paid account" on OpenAI's billing page)

I'm making an MR as we speak to update the README section on OpenAI's API key, to make this clear.