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title: "Discussion on \"Rate Limiting\" | Hashnode"
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# [Rate Limiting](https://pulkitxm.hashnode.dev/rate-limiting?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Your API launches. Traffic is steady. Then a bot starts hammering your login endpoint with thousands of requests per second. Or a misbehaving client enters a retry loop. Or someone launches a brute-fo

Apr 11 · 19 min read · pulkitxm.hashnode.dev  
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-   [#system-design](https://hashnode.com/tag/system-design)
-   [#rate-limiting](https://hashnode.com/tag/rate-limiting)
-   [#redis](https://hashnode.com/tag/redis)
-   [#api-design](https://hashnode.com/tag/api-design)
-   [#scalability](https://hashnode.com/tag/scalability)

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Hi there! 👋 I'm Pulkit, a passionate web and app developer specializing in MERN and React Native technologies. With a keen interest in open-source contributions and competitive programming, I love building innovative solutions and sharing my knowledge with the community. Follow along for insights, tutorials, and updates on my coding journey!

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