Introduction
Rate limiting keys helps to prevent abuse to ensure fair usage and can be used to fix your customer’s usuage to their agreed access allowance.Understanding Rate Limits
TheAuthAPI.com uses a standard rate limiting system. Each endpoint may have a different rate limit. The limits could be based on a time window, for example, a certain number of requests per minute.Adding a limit
In this example, we’re creating a key that allows 10 requests per minute.Headers
ratelimit-limit
: The maximum number of requests you’re permitted to make per minute.ratelimit-remaining
: The number of requests remaining in the current rate limit window.ratelimit-reset
: The time at which the current rate limit window resets in UTC epoch seconds.ratelimit-consumed
: The number of requests consumed.