I am calling a D365 API in the application and getting the below exception very frequently on PostAsync method.
Exception:
Combined execution time of incoming requests exceeded the limit of 1200 seconds over the time window of 300 seconds. See //aka.ms/FinOpsAPIThrottling for more information

Tuhin PaulPosted Feb 25, 2023, 9:46 AM
The exception you are encountering is related to the throttling limit for the D365 API. This limit is imposed to ensure that the API can handle requests without being overwhelmed by too much traffic at once. The error message suggests that the combined execution time of incoming requests has exceeded the limit of 1200 seconds over a time window of 300 seconds. This means that the API has received too many requests or requests that take too long to execute within a short period of time. To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
1. You can implement a back-off mechanism in your code to retry the API call after a certain period of time. This will help to reduce the number of requests being sent to the API and prevent the throttling limit from being exceeded.
2. You can contact the D365 support team to increase the throttling limit for your API calls. This will allow you to send more requests within a shorter period of time.
3. You can optimize your API call to reduce the execution time. This can be achieved by minimizing the amount of data being transferred, caching data where possible, and optimizing your code for performance.
4. You can use asynchronous programming techniques to improve the performance of your code and reduce the likelihood of hitting the throttling limit.
It's important to note that while increasing the throttling limit may help in the short term, it's not a long-term solution.