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rate-limiting-design

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Rate limiting strategies (token bucket, sliding window, quota), DOS protection, and fair usage.

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Protecting APIs from overload and abuse.

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Last CommitMar 11, 2026

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Rate Limiting Design

Protecting APIs from overload and abuse.

Context

You are designing rate limiting. Choose strategy; balance protection and usability.

Domain Context

Token Bucket: Smooth spikes; refill at constant rate
Sliding Window: Exact window; more accurate; harder to implement
Quota: Per-day/month limits; common for paid APIs
Adaptive: Adjust limits based on load
Fair Use: Prevent one user from killing service

Instructions

Set Limits: How many requests per second? Per user?
Choose Algorithm: Token bucket (simple), sliding window (accurate)
Communicate Limits: Headers tell client about remaining quota
Handle Overages: 429 response; tell client when to retry
Exempt Authenticated: Different limits for different user types
Monitor: Track usage; adjust limits if needed

Anti-Patterns

Too strict limits; angry users
Not communicating limits; clients spam, hit limits, get angry
No backoff guidance; clients retry immediately, making problem worse
Hitting limits on important operations (payment); loses customers
No monitoring; surprise outages from limit exhaustion

Further Reading

Rate Limiting Pattern (Martin Fowler)
AWS API Gateway rate limiting
Stripe rate limiting approach

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