This is your sculptor AI on whats' the problem that's going on:
Good news - you're well within your rate limits! The error message shows:
Your current rate: 119 requests
Your max allowed rate per 10 seconds: 57.87 requests (across all 38 connections)
The problem: You're using 38 connections simultaneously, which means Clay is making parallel requests. Even though each individual connection respects the 1 req/180ms limit, all 38 connections together are exceeding the API's limit of ~57.87 requests per 10 seconds.
The math:
1 req / 180ms = ~5.5 req/sec per connection
38 connections × 5.5 req/sec = 209 req/sec
That's way over their ~5.8 req/sec limit (57.87 per 10 seconds)
Solution: Reduce Clay's concurrency
You need to limit how many requests Clay sends in parallel. Here's how:
In the Mninja column, click the three dots (⋮) in the column header
Select "Edit enrichment"
Look for "Advanced settings" or "Concurrency settings"
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Set "Max concurrent runs" to 1 or 2 (instead of the default ~38)
This will ensure Clay only processes 1-2 rows at a time for this column, keeping you well under the API's rate limit.
Alternatively, if you can't find concurrency settings, you can:
Run rows in smaller batches - Select 10-20 rows at a time and run them manually
Increase the delay even more - Try 1 req / 2000ms (2 seconds) to further slow it down
Would you like me to help you find the concurrency settings, or would you prefer another approach?
