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# [Why I Built My Own Rate Limiting Library for FastAPI](https://muizzyranking.hashnode.dev/why-i-built-my-own-rate-limiting-library-for-fastapi?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I was using SlowAPI for rate limiting in a FastAPI project and kept running into the same friction points. So I built fastlimit.

Jun 21 · 6 min read · muizzyranking.hashnode.dev  
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I’m Muizzy — a backend engineer who writes clean, reliable code and builds systems that make sense. I mostly write to share things I’ve learned, document ideas I’m working through, and connect with others doing the same. This space is where I break things down, reflect on what I'm building, and occasionally mix in whatever I’m curious about next.

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