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How do you throttle requests in ASP.NET Core Web API?

Entry ASP.NET Web API
Quick Answer Rate limiting in ASP.NET Core 7+: built-in RateLimiter middleware. Policies: FixedWindowLimiter, SlidingWindowLimiter, TokenBucketLimiter, ConcurrencyLimiter. Add with AddRateLimiter(). Apply globally or per endpoint with [EnableRateLimiting("policy")]. Returns 429 Too Many Requests with Retry-After header. Identify clients by IP, user ID, or API key for per-client limits.

Answer

Use libraries like AspNetCoreRateLimit.

  • Define IP or user-based rate limits
  • Prevent abuse and DoS attacks
  • Supports rule-based throttling
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