Introduction
The Rate Limiting Library is a robust and efficient solution for managing API traffic, preventing abuse, and ensuring fair usage policies. Whether you're handling high-traffic applications or protecting sensitive endpoints, this library provides powerful rate-limiting capabilities tailored to your needs.
🔥 Why Use This Library?
Modern web applications require efficient mechanisms to protect APIs from excessive requests, prevent DDoS attacks, and ensure service stability. This rate-limiting library offers:
- ⚡ High Performance – Optimized for minimal latency impact.
- 🔄 Pluggable Storage Backends – Supports In-memory, Redis and MongoDB.
- 🔧 Customizable Rules – Set limits per IP, user, or API key.
- 🛠 Easy Middleware Integration – Works seamlessly with Express.js, Fastify and NestJS.
- 📊 Logging & Monitoring – Helps track usage patterns and violations.
📌 Key Features
- 🚀 Lightweight & Fast – Designed to be efficient and scalable.
- 🔄 Dynamic Rate Limits – Adjust limits dynamically based on user roles or API keys.
- 🌍 Distributed Support – Works in clustered environments.
- 📦 Open-Source & Extensible – Customize it as per your needs.
🏁 Next Steps
Ready to implement rate limiting in your application? Get started with the Getting Started guide!