Itch.io down? How to fix ‘Error 1200’
Itch.io is currently down for hundreds of users across the United States. Many users reported 'Error 1200.'
Indie game marketplace Itch.io is currently down for hundreds of users across the United States. Many users reported "Error 1200: This website has been temporarily rate limited." According to DownDetector, outage reports peaked at 10:50 p.m. EDT on Saturday.
One user reported on DownDetector, "Its not working for me. It keeps asking me to verify if im human."
Another added, "Well itch io is down so enjoy some itch horror content while you wait for it to be fixed."
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To fix Error 1200 on itch.io:
Check Site Status: Ensure itch.io is up. Wait if it's a server issue.
Refresh/Clear Cache: Hard refresh (Ctrl+Shift+R) or clear browser cache/cookies. Try incognito mode.
Re-Authenticate: Log out and back in. In the app, revoke/re-link your API key in itch.io settings.
Update App: Reinstall the latest itch.io app. Disable antivirus temporarily if needed.
Switch Browser/Device: Try a different browser or device.
Contact Support: Email
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Itch.io DDoS Attack
Saturday's outage follows a major DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) attack earlier in the week, which caused several hours of downtime and widespread frustration among both developers and players on the platform.
"Sorry everyone, it appears we're currently under a DDOS attack and our host, Linode, put a networking restriction on our main web server, meaning it isn't publicly available. We've reached out to them for more information. Hope to have an update soon," Itch.io confirmed in an official statement posted on Bluesky.
"The site should be accessible again. Unfortunately our host's DDOS "protection" is to just turn off our site. They were unable to do anything to restore our services during the ongoing DDOS attack so we did an emergency migration. Tell us if you see something wrong."
