IOS Instant Notifications

[ledahosn]

❓ Question

Hello, i have a Problem - I get Rate Limited (also I dont know the exact rate limits) for pushing to IOS Apps - and I also do not find if I can pay ntfy.sh to allow for a higher Rate Limit.

I get this Log entry:
ntfy | 2025/01/25 14:05:49 WARN Unable to publish poll request, the upstream server https://ntfy.sh responded with HTTP 429 Too Many Requests; you may solve this by sending fewer daily messages, or by configuring upstream-access-token (assuming you have an account with higher rate limits) (message_body_size=93, message_event=message, ********

Can anybody tell me what a good solution is here for me?

[wunter8]

There are 2 rate limits: a burst limit and a daily message limit. Both return 429 errors.

Burst limit: if you sent a lot of messages close together (e.g., 60 within a few seconds), you could get a 429.

Daily message limit: you can send up to 250 messages/day using the free tier. You can pay to get higher limits, yes. See the ntfy homepage: https://ntfy.sh/#pricing

[ledahosn]

@wunter8

After I have added my access token in my docker config like this:
- NTFY_UPSTREAM_BASE_URL=https://ntfy.sh - NTFY_UPSTREAM_ACCESS_TOKEN=xxxxx

i still get:
Unable to publish poll request, the upstream server https://ntfy.sh/ responded with HTTP 429 Too Many Requests

[wunter8]

Check your limits by sending an authenticated request to https://ntfy.sh/v1/account

For example, curl -u ':tk_abc...' https://ntfy.sh/v1/account (the colon before the access token is important)

[ledahosn]

At https://ntfy.sh/account i see my Usage is 0

C:\Users\xxx>curl -u ':tk_xxxxxxxxxxxxx' https://ntfy.sh/v1/account {"code":40101,"http":401,"error":"unauthorized","link":"https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/#authentication"}

I have created a Token in my Account with no expiry to test arround.

Also via my IP Based Authentication, I get this (which I can tell from I should be still able to get notifications?!)
ntfy:~/notify# curl ntfy.sh/v1/account {"username":"*","role":"anonymous","limits":{"basis":"ip","messages":17280,"messages_expiry_duration":43200,"emails":24,"calls":0,"reservations":0,"attachment_total_size":104857600,"attachment_file_size":15728640,"attachment_expiry_duration":10800,"attachment_bandwidth":524288000},"stats":{"messages":0,"messages_remaining":17280,"emails":0,"emails_remaining":24,"calls":0,"calls_remaining":0,"reservations":0,"reservations_remaining":0,"attachment_total_size":0,"attachment_total_size_remaining":104857600}}

I mean I must be doing anything real stupid, because it doesn't make Sense for me and I am pretty sure ntfy doesn't have a real problem...

For additional Context here is my Setup:

ntfy.sh compose.yml file:

services:
  ntfy:
    image: binwiederhier/ntfy
    container_name: ntfy
    command:
      - serve
    environment:
      - TZ=Europe/Vienna
      - NTFY_BASE_URL=https://notify.mydomain.tld
      - NTFY_UPSTREAM_BASE_URL=https://ntfy.sh
      - NTFY_UPSTREAM_ACCESS_TOKEN=tk_xxxxx
    volumes:
      - /var/cache/ntfy:/var/cache/ntfy
      - /etc/ntfy:/etc/ntfy
    ports:
      - 80:80
    restart: unless-stopped

Public IP -> Reverse Proxy -> Docker Container

And currently I always get the 429 Status WARN in my Logs

[wunter8]

Any idea why the first curl command failed?

Do you have a server.yml in /etc/ntfy? Is it possible the upstream access token is being overwritten there? (I don't remember which of env variables and server.yml overrides the other)

Have you tried/considered the PWA for notifications on iOS? It has more features than the native app and has more reliable notifications