This content is also available on YouTube. Check it out! The Sliding Window Counter offers a more efficient way to handle rate limiting compared to the Sliding Window Log. While the Sliding Window Log keeps an exact log of timestamps …
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Sliding Window Log Rate Limiter (Redis & Java)
This article is also available on YouTube. Check it out! The Sliding Window Log is a more precise way to handle rate limiting. Instead of splitting time into fixed intervals like the Fixed Window Counter , it keeps a log …
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Token Bucket Rate Limiter (Redis & Java)
This article is also available on YouTube! The Token Bucket algorithm is a flexible and efficient rate-limiting mechanism. It works by filling a bucket with tokens at a fixed rate (e.g., one token per second). Each request consumes a token, …
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Fixed Window Counter Rate Limiter (Redis & Java)
This article is also available on YouTube! The Fixed Window Counter is the simplest and most straightforward rate-limiting algorithm. It divides time into fixed intervals (e.g., seconds, minutes, or hours) and counts the number of requests within each interval. If …
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Rate limiting with Redis: An essential guide
This article is also available on YouTube! Rate limiting — it’s something you’ve likely encountered, even if you haven’t directly implemented one. For example, have you ever been greeted by a “429 Too Many Requests” error? That’s a rate limiter …