diff --git a/R/schematic_rest_api.R b/R/schematic_rest_api.R
index d4025ffd..570af6e8 100644
--- a/R/schematic_rest_api.R
+++ b/R/schematic_rest_api.R
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ manifest_validate <- function(url="http://localhost:3001/v1/model/validate",
                               schema_url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ncihtan/data-models/main/HTAN.model.jsonld", #nolint
                               data_type, file_name = NULL, restrict_rules=FALSE, project_scope = NULL,
                               access_token, asset_view = NULL, json_str = NULL) {
-  
+  a <- paste0(sample(1000, 1), "-")
+  cat(paste0(a, "-validate func ", data_type, " ", file_name, "\n"))
   flattenbody <- function(x) {
     # A form/query can only have one value per name, so take
     # any values that contain vectors length >1 and
@@ -137,8 +138,15 @@ manifest_validate <- function(url="http://localhost:3001/v1/model/validate",
   }
   
   if (is.null(json_str)) {
-    req <- httr2::request(url)
-    resp <- req %>%
+    reqs <- httr2::request(url) |>
+      httr2::req_retry(
+        max_tries = 3,
+        is_transient = \(reqs) httr2::resp_status(reqs) %in% c(429, 500, 503, 504)
+      ) |>
+      httr2::req_error(is_error = \(reqs) FALSE) |> 
+      httr2::req_throttle(1)
+    cat(paste0(a, "-validate func requesting", unlist(reqs), "\n"))
+    resp <- reqs %>%
       httr2::req_headers(Authorization = sprintf("Bearer %s", access_token)) |>
       httr2::req_url_query(
         schema_url=schema_url,
@@ -148,14 +156,11 @@ manifest_validate <- function(url="http://localhost:3001/v1/model/validate",
         asset_view = asset_view
       ) |>
       httr2::req_body_multipart(file_name=curl::form_file(file_name)) |>
-      httr2::req_retry(
-        max_tries = 3,
-        is_transient = \(resp) httr2::resp_status(resp) %in% c(429, 500, 503, 504)
-      ) |>
-      httr2::req_error(is_error = \(resp) FALSE) |>
       httr2::req_perform()
+    cat(paste0(a, "-validate func response", unlist(resp), "\n"))
   } else {
-    req <- httr2::request(url)
+    req <- httr2::request(url) |>
+      httr2::req_throttle(1)
     resp <- req %>%
       httr2::req_headers(Authorization = sprintf("Bearer %s", access_token)) |>
       httr2::req_url_query(
@@ -166,15 +171,16 @@ manifest_validate <- function(url="http://localhost:3001/v1/model/validate",
         asset_view = asset_view,
         json_str = json_str
       ) |>
-      httr2::req_retry(
-        max_tries = 3,
-        is_transient = \(resp) httr2::resp_status(resp) %in% c(429, 500, 503, 504)
-      ) |>
-      httr2::req_error(is_error = \(resp) FALSE) |>
+      #httr2::req_retry(
+      #  max_tries = 3,
+      #  is_transient = \(resp) httr2::resp_status(resp) %in% c(429, 500, 503, 504)
+      #) |>
+      #httr2::req_error(is_error = \(resp) FALSE) |>
       httr2::req_perform()
   }
   
   # Format server error in a way validationResult can handle
+  cat(a, "-validate func response", "\n")
   if (httr2::resp_is_error(resp)) {
     return(
       list(
@@ -243,14 +249,15 @@ model_component_requirements <- function(url="http://localhost:3001/v1/model/com
                                          schema_url, source_component,
                                          as_graph = FALSE) {
   
-  req <- httr2::request(url)
-  resp <- req |>
+  reqs <- httr2::request(url) |>
+    httr2::req_throttle(1)
+  resp <- reqs |>
     httr2::req_url_query(
     schema_url = schema_url,
     source_component = source_component,
     as_graph = as_graph
   ) |>
-    httr2::req_retry(max_tries = 3) |>
+    #httr2::req_retry(max_tries = 3) |>
     httr2::req_perform()
   resp |>
     httr2::resp_body_json()
diff --git a/functions/schematic_rest_api.R b/functions/schematic_rest_api.R
index d4025ffd..570af6e8 100644
--- a/functions/schematic_rest_api.R
+++ b/functions/schematic_rest_api.R
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ manifest_validate <- function(url="http://localhost:3001/v1/model/validate",
                               schema_url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ncihtan/data-models/main/HTAN.model.jsonld", #nolint
                               data_type, file_name = NULL, restrict_rules=FALSE, project_scope = NULL,
                               access_token, asset_view = NULL, json_str = NULL) {
-  
+  a <- paste0(sample(1000, 1), "-")
+  cat(paste0(a, "-validate func ", data_type, " ", file_name, "\n"))
   flattenbody <- function(x) {
     # A form/query can only have one value per name, so take
     # any values that contain vectors length >1 and
@@ -137,8 +138,15 @@ manifest_validate <- function(url="http://localhost:3001/v1/model/validate",
   }
   
   if (is.null(json_str)) {
-    req <- httr2::request(url)
-    resp <- req %>%
+    reqs <- httr2::request(url) |>
+      httr2::req_retry(
+        max_tries = 3,
+        is_transient = \(reqs) httr2::resp_status(reqs) %in% c(429, 500, 503, 504)
+      ) |>
+      httr2::req_error(is_error = \(reqs) FALSE) |> 
+      httr2::req_throttle(1)
+    cat(paste0(a, "-validate func requesting", unlist(reqs), "\n"))
+    resp <- reqs %>%
       httr2::req_headers(Authorization = sprintf("Bearer %s", access_token)) |>
       httr2::req_url_query(
         schema_url=schema_url,
@@ -148,14 +156,11 @@ manifest_validate <- function(url="http://localhost:3001/v1/model/validate",
         asset_view = asset_view
       ) |>
       httr2::req_body_multipart(file_name=curl::form_file(file_name)) |>
-      httr2::req_retry(
-        max_tries = 3,
-        is_transient = \(resp) httr2::resp_status(resp) %in% c(429, 500, 503, 504)
-      ) |>
-      httr2::req_error(is_error = \(resp) FALSE) |>
       httr2::req_perform()
+    cat(paste0(a, "-validate func response", unlist(resp), "\n"))
   } else {
-    req <- httr2::request(url)
+    req <- httr2::request(url) |>
+      httr2::req_throttle(1)
     resp <- req %>%
       httr2::req_headers(Authorization = sprintf("Bearer %s", access_token)) |>
       httr2::req_url_query(
@@ -166,15 +171,16 @@ manifest_validate <- function(url="http://localhost:3001/v1/model/validate",
         asset_view = asset_view,
         json_str = json_str
       ) |>
-      httr2::req_retry(
-        max_tries = 3,
-        is_transient = \(resp) httr2::resp_status(resp) %in% c(429, 500, 503, 504)
-      ) |>
-      httr2::req_error(is_error = \(resp) FALSE) |>
+      #httr2::req_retry(
+      #  max_tries = 3,
+      #  is_transient = \(resp) httr2::resp_status(resp) %in% c(429, 500, 503, 504)
+      #) |>
+      #httr2::req_error(is_error = \(resp) FALSE) |>
       httr2::req_perform()
   }
   
   # Format server error in a way validationResult can handle
+  cat(a, "-validate func response", "\n")
   if (httr2::resp_is_error(resp)) {
     return(
       list(
@@ -243,14 +249,15 @@ model_component_requirements <- function(url="http://localhost:3001/v1/model/com
                                          schema_url, source_component,
                                          as_graph = FALSE) {
   
-  req <- httr2::request(url)
-  resp <- req |>
+  reqs <- httr2::request(url) |>
+    httr2::req_throttle(1)
+  resp <- reqs |>
     httr2::req_url_query(
     schema_url = schema_url,
     source_component = source_component,
     as_graph = as_graph
   ) |>
-    httr2::req_retry(max_tries = 3) |>
+    #httr2::req_retry(max_tries = 3) |>
     httr2::req_perform()
   resp |>
     httr2::resp_body_json()