rate-limiting-abuse-protection

What problem does it solve?

This Skill protects your APIs from being overwhelmed by excessive requests, preventing abuse and ensuring stable service availability.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Configurable Rate Limits: Set custom limits for different routes and user types.
• Abuse Prevention: Implements strategies like sliding windows and token buckets to manage traffic.
• Observability: Provides headers for monitoring and safe error responses for users.
• Use Case: Protect your login endpoint from brute-force attacks by limiting users to only 5 attempts per 15 minutes.

Quick Start

Apply the global rate limiter middleware to all API routes.