DELETE responses should have a 429 too many requests HTTP status code, communicating a consumer has made too may requests
OpenAPI Response Delete 429 Status Code Error
Message: DELETE Responses MUST Have 429 Status Codes
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Client error responses are where developer experience lives or dies. Consistent 400, 401, 403, 404, and 429 responses with shared schema references make error handling predictable.