Detect API Abuse and Auto-Throttle Offending Keys
Protect your API — detect keys making abnormal request volumes and automatically throttle them while alerting your team.
- 1
Ingest Usage Metrics
Add a
Webhookor scheduled pull of request counts per API key. - 2
Detect Abnormal Volume
Add a
Codenode flagging keys far exceeding their normal or plan-allowed rate. - 3
Throttle the Key
Add a
Redisnode setting a throttle flag your gateway enforces. - 4
Alert the Team
Add a
Slacknode reporting throttled keys so someone can investigate. - 5
Activate and Test
Activate the workflow and simulate an abusive key. Confirm it's throttled and reported.
Frequently asked questions
Won't this hit legitimate spikes?
Base thresholds on each key's plan and normal pattern, and make throttling temporary and reversible.
Can customers request more?
Route a throttled paying customer to a quick upgrade or limit-increase path instead of a hard block.
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