If you are getting “Rate exceeded.” when trying to re-authorize your Claude Code instance, it is probably because Anthropic’s servers are having API/login issues:
Rate exceeded in tiny letters. A dreaded anthropic error message 😢
Specifically, if you haven’t been heavily using Claude and you get kicked out of Claude Code with reauthorization required… for me every time it has been server issues on anthropic side and the eventually resolve. Still, that is small consolation if you are trying to finish up a project or get work done!
Claude has been an amazing development tool but if Anthropic can’t figure out a way to keep service reliable and non-nerfed, people WILL eventually jump ship to another provider.
NOTE: now it’s 15 later and sure enough status.claude.com has finally updated to show the (current) issue:
https://status.claude.com/
and down detector had reports even earlier:
https://downdetector.com/status/claude-ai/
(they are my recommendation to check, if status.claude.com isn’t showing any issues)