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API Rate Limiting

Rate limiting algorithms, implementation strategies, HTTP conventions, tiered limits, distributed patterns, and client-side handling. Use when protecting APIs from abuse, implementing usage tiers, or configuring gateway-level throttling.

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Skill Details

Slug
api-rate-limiting
Latest Version
1.0.0
Author
wpank
Published
Feb 10, 2026
Updated
Feb 25, 2026
Total Versions
1

How to Install

  1. 1 on OpenClawdBots (takes under 60 seconds).
  2. 2Open your bot dashboard and go to the Skills tab.
  3. 3Switch to the ClawHub tab and search for API Rate Limiting.
  4. 4Click Install and the skill is deployed to your bot automatically.

Changelog — v1.0.0

- Initial release featuring comprehensive documentation on rate limiting algorithms, implementation strategies, HTTP conventions, tiered limits, distributed patterns, and client-side handling. - Provides practical code samples for Token Bucket, Sliding Window Counter, Redis-based distributed rate limiting (Python and Lua), and API gateway configuration (NGINX, Kong). - Details recommended HTTP headers and response structures for communicating rate limits and 429 errors. - Covers best practices, anti-patterns, and critical "never do" guidelines for robust API rate limiting. - Includes monitoring recommendations and client retry logic examples.