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Rate limiters are fantastic for companies and developers starting to integrate with a new API. There's great comfort in knowing - no matter how badly I screw up
by teej 10y ago
Rate limiters are fantastic for companies and developers starting to integrate with a new API. There's great comfort in knowing - no matter how badly I screw up I won't end up with a $10k+ bill at the end of the month.
The way most smart companies do it is totally sufficient. Low but reasonable entry-level rate limit with a simple support contact to get it lifted. Maybe you're not aware but that's the exact model that Twilio uses[0].
[0] - https://support.twilio.com/hc/en-us/articles/223183648-Sending-and-Receiving-Limitations-on-Calls-and-SMS-Messages https://support.twilio.com/hc/en-us/articles/223183648-Sendi...
- rdegges 10y agoI was not aware of this. Thank you. I'm not against allowing the customer to set rate limits, etc. What annoys me in general are services where I want to use them and sometimes do burst traffic for a variety of reasons: but can't for an artificial reason :(
- pvg 10y agoThe reason is not artificial, though, that's the whole point.