API Rate Limiting — Part 2

Last time we discussed rate limiting and 2 strategies for implementing the solution (Leaky bucket, Token bucket) algorithms , this part we will go through 2 more strategies(Fixed window and Sliding window algorithms).

API Rate Limiting — Part 1

Whether you build public API open for developers or internal API for your apps, you might have heard of the term rate limiting or throttling, here is a quick explanation as I understand it.