Analysis of FireTail's customer data revealed that nearly 39% of all API requests resulted in HTTP 429 (Too Many Requests) responses, suggesting potential abuse. Of these 429 responses, about 20% were linked to bot traffic.
Analysis of FireTail's customer data revealed that nearly 39% of all API requests resulted in HTTP 429 (Too Many Requests) responses, suggesting potential abuse. Of these 429 responses, about 20% were linked to bot traffic. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by FireTail in June 2025. It covers topics including AI, API. The original data appears in The State of AI & API Security. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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Analysis of FireTail's customer data revealed that nearly 39% of all API requests resulted in HTTP 429 (Too Many Requests) responses, suggesting potential abuse. Of these 429 responses, about 20% were linked to bot traffic. This data was published by FireTail and covers AI, API.
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This statistic comes from The State of AI & API Security, published by FireTail on June 1, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.firetail.ai/reports/the-state-of-ai-and-api-security-2025.
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This statistic relates to AI, API. Browse more statistics on AI or from FireTail.