C# - Throttle incoming API calls

Asked Apr 12 '22 at 00:04

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Looking to restrict an API endpoint that I have to only so many calls per second. It doesn't matter who calls it, it just can't allow above a certain amount of (let's say 100) calls per second. What would be a good way of approaching this? And ideally if I can avoid using a NuGet package that would be great.

[HttpGet("myendpoint")]
public ActionResult<string> myEndpoint()
{
   // do work...
}

Thanks!

asked Apr 12 '22 at 00:04

Jeremy P

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How would you handle requests above the limit? Queue them or error? – Pranav Hosangadi Apr 12 '22 at 00:07
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Take a look at this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20817300/how-to-throttle-requests-in-a-web-api – Andre.Santarosa Apr 12 '22 at 00:07
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Does this answer your question? [How to throttle requests in a Web Api?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20817300/how-to-throttle-requests-in-a-web-api) – jazb Apr 12 '22 at 00:09
Something like this might help https://github.com/dotnet-labs/SemaphoreSlimThrottle – Netferret Apr 12 '22 at 07:48
@PranavHosangadi Ideally it would be to queue them. But a returned error is an okay starting point as well. – Jeremy P Apr 12 '22 at 22:30

C# - Throttle incoming API calls

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