# Account locked — "Requesting generations too quickly" persisting 5+ hours (Error 253, manual reset request)

**URL:** <https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/account-locked-requesting-generations-too-quickly-persisting-5-hours-error-253-manual-reset-request/169207>\
**Category:** Google AI Studio\
**Tags:** bug\
**Created:** [June 3, 2026, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/account-locked-requesting-generations-too-quickly-persisting-5-hours-error-253-manual-reset-request/169207 "2026-06-03T08:03:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rozh\_S](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/rozh_s/32/128874_2.png) [@Rozh\_S](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Rozh_S)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/account-locked-requesting-generations-too-quickly-persisting-5-hours-error-253-manual-reset-request/169207/1 "2026-06-03T08:03:17Z")

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Hi Google Flow team,

I’m experiencing the persistent “You’re requesting generations too quickly. Please wait a moment and try again.” error in Google Flow. The error first appeared approximately 5 hours ago and has not resolved, despite minimal usage prior to it occurring — I haven’t come close to any documented generation limits. Also, I’m a Pro account user.

The behaviour matches the pattern of the Error 253 backend rate-limit loop discussed in several other recent threads here.

Troubleshooting already attempted:

- Hard refresh (Cmd+Shift+R)
- Cleared browser cache and cookies
- Tested in an incognito window
- Started fresh projects
- Waited 5+ hours between retry attempts

The error persists across all of the above. Could you please trigger a manual quota reset / backend synchronisation on my account so I can resume generations?

Happy to share the following via DM on request:

- Account email
- Subscription tier
- Approximate timestamp the lock began
- Any relevant request IDs from my browser console

Thanks very much for the help.

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**Author:** ![Ksandra](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/ksandra/32/31804_2.png) [@Ksandra](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Ksandra)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/account-locked-requesting-generations-too-quickly-persisting-5-hours-error-253-manual-reset-request/169207/2 "2026-06-04T10:06:47Z")

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I am experiencing the same issue as described above. My Google Flow account is completely blocked by error 253 (“Requesting generations too quickly”) and a “suspicious activity” message.

**What I have already tried:**

- Waiting for more than 3 days

- Clearing cache and cookies

- Incognito mode

- Different browser

- Different device

- Created a new Gmail account

Nothing works. Please perform a **manual quota reset** for my account.

**My email:** …

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**Author:** ![Mahesh\_Sutar](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/mahesh_sutar/32/31644_2.png) [@Mahesh\_Sutar](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Mahesh_Sutar)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/account-locked-requesting-generations-too-quickly-persisting-5-hours-error-253-manual-reset-request/169207/3 "2026-06-08T04:43:09Z")

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Hello @Rozh_S , @Ksandra ,  
This community dedicatedly supports the Gemini API and Google AI Studio.If you have issues with Google Flow, please visit the [Google Flow App](https://labs.google/fx/tools/flow), click on the three dots in the menu, and select Feedback to report your issue.