Rate limiting
Rate limit: a real fixed-window limiter (5 requests per 60 seconds per client) for testing 429 and Retry-After handling. Clients are identified by the X-Client-Id header, or by IP without it.
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- GET
https://api.testingapis.com/api/RateLimitMake a rate-limited request that counts toward the limitMake a rate-limited request that counts toward the limit. - POST
https://api.testingapis.com/api/RateLimit/resetReset the caller's windowReset the caller's window. - GET
https://api.testingapis.com/api/RateLimit/statusShow the caller's current window without counting a requestShow the caller's current window without counting a request.
Example request
Make a rate-limited request that counts toward the limit. Full reference and a Send button.
curl -X GET "https://api.testingapis.com/api/RateLimit" \
-H "X-Client-Id: docs-demo" \
-H "X-TestingApis-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"{
"message": "Request allowed.",
"clientId": "id:docs-demo",
"used": 1,
"remaining": 4,
"limit": 5,
"windowSeconds": 60
}Sign in to see the details
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