Slow Down! Rate Limiting Deep Dive


Now, why should you care about rate limiting? Well, consider a situation where your API is hit with a massive number of requests in a short span. This could be due to a surge in user traffic, a glitch causing repeated requests, or even an attempt to overwhelm your system using DDOS attack. Without rate limiting, your system could get overwhelmed, leading to slow responses or, worse, a complete service disruption.

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