Timed Out While Persisting Metadata Error
Mar 23, 2026
Overview
A login attempt fails, and the following error occurs:
{
"type": "fepft",
"description": "Timed out while persisting metadata.",
more attributes..
}Applies To
- Actions
- api.user.setUserMetadata
- api.user.setAppMetadata
- Management API Rate limits
Cause
While the Management API rate limits have been reached, calling api.user.setUserMetadata or api.user.setAppMetadata in Actions results in a function call failure and this error.
Solution
- Verify that the correct environment tag is selected for the tenant, as it affects the allowed rate limits.
- Evaluate and minimize the Management API usage within the tenant.
- Upgrade the Auth0 subscription to increase limits based on the plan.