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# sk181596 - Threat Emulation Log in SmartConsole Shows: "Resource limit exceeded. Some of Anti-Virus API cloud query requests bypassed due to high API request load."

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk181596 |
| Date Created | 2023-11-29 |
| Last Modified | 2024-02-01 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |

## Symptoms

- Threat Emulation log in SmartConsole shows: "*Resource limit exceeded. Some of Anti-Virus API cloud query requests bypassed due to high API request load.*"

## Cause

For best detection, by default, the Security Gateway checks if the file hashes are known in ThreatCloud for every Anti-Virus query received.  

The resources for this action are limited, so if there is a high volume of API queries OR there is a latency in communication between the Security Gateway and ThreatCloud, those resources might not be enough.

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