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2026-04-29 12:59
Beyond Throttling: Rate Limiting as a Strategic Layer in Modern API Systems
Originally published on GeekyAnts Blog by Pushkar Kumar, Senior Technical Consultant.
Modern digital platforms run on APIs — they are the highways that connect services, partners, and end-users. But like any highway, traffic must be managed. Left unchecked, spikes, retries, or abuse can degrade performance, inflate infrastructure costs, or even trigger cascading failures across systems.
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