Integrations - Concept
Rate limit
A limit on how many requests can be made to a service within a set time
What's it for?
Stops one user or system sending so many requests that a service becomes overloaded or unfairly used.
For example…
A system allows 100 requests a minute and slows anything above that
An online service lets each customer make up to 100 requests a minute; if they try to make more, it makes them wait before accepting another one
Think of it like…
Ticket barrier that only lets so many people through each minute so the platform does not crush