https://yashsachdeva.com/tags/rate-limiting/ Recent content in Rate Limiting on Tech Blog Hugo -- gohugo.io en © 2026 Yash Sachdeva Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:49:12 +0530 https://yashsachdeva.com/posts/rate-limiters/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:49:12 +0530 https://yashsachdeva.com/posts/rate-limiters/ <h2 class="relative group">Life Without a Rate Limiter <div id="life-without-a-rate-limiter" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#life-without-a-rate-limiter" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>Imagine a public web API that allows clients to fetch user data without any rate limiting. Under normal conditions this might work, but during traffic spikes or abuse (e.g., bots or scrapers) the backend can be overwhelmed, leading to resource exhaustion, cascading failures, and poor availability for legitimate users. Without any form of control, a single noisy neighbor can starve others, increase infrastructure costs, and make it difficult to meet SLAs.</p>