API Rate Limiting Strategies
Implement rate limiting for APIs to prevent abuse
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# API Rate Limiting
## Rate Limiting Algorithms
- Token bucket algorithm
- Sliding window log
- Fixed window counters
- Leaky bucket pattern
## Implementation
- Use Redis for distributed limiting
- Set appropriate limits
- Return proper headers
- Implement user-specific limits
## Response Headers
- X-RateLimit-Limit
- X-RateLimit-Remaining
- X-RateLimit-Reset
- Retry-After on 429
## Best Practices
- Rate limit by IP and user
- Implement exponential backoff
- Monitor rate limit hits
- Provide clear error messages