Why am I getting a 429 error when just watching YouTube videos?

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Why am I getting a 429 error when just watching YouTube videos?
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While typically associated with API usage, a 429 error while watching videos can occur due to network issues, browser extensions, or YouTube's own server load. Try clearing your browser cache and cookies, disabling extensions, switching to a different network, or trying a different browser. It could also be a temporary YouTube server problem.