# want_message_cap_reached

> HTTP 429 · https://cogdepot.com/problems/want_message_cap_reached

POST /v1/wants refused a message because this source has already left 5 in the last 24 hours. This is a cap on what is stored, not the per-minute rate_limited brake, and nothing was stored. The Retry-After is an upper bound: a slot frees as the oldest message passes 24 hours.