Design a rate limiter

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Design a service that limits how many requests each API client can make. It sits in front of every API endpoint at high traffic.

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Limit each client (API key, user, or IP) to N requests per window, per endpoint or tier. Return 429 Too Many Requests with Retry-After and X-RateLimit-Remaining headers. Rules change without a deploy (per-customer ove...

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Design a rate limiter

Limit each client (API key, user, or IP) to N requests per window, per endpoint or tier. Return 429 Too Many Requests with Retry-After and X-RateLimit-Remaining headers. Rules change without a deploy (per-customer ove...

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