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Set Rate Limits

Restricting consumption of resources and rate of requests

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Different types of rate limits are defined in different parts of the Reblaze interface.

Global: The settings apply to your entire planet.

By location: Rate limits for specific locations/URLs can be created by defining the locations within , and selecting "More" at the end of each location's entry in the list. See full explanation here: .

By traffic source: Requestors who are submitting excessive requests can be banned for configured lengths of time. This can be done via .

Creating Rate Limiting Exemptions

Creating exemptions from rate limits is done differently, depending on the scope of the rate limits being addressed.

Global: Create an .

By location: Create an with the name "Rate Limit Whitelist". This can exempt any combination of IP, Country, and ASN. The Policy should then be included in a , and the Profile should be to the appropriate location(s) or portions of your site/application. Example:

By traffic source: A traffic source can be exempted from Dynamic Rule filtering either by , or by adding the traffic source to the .

Dynamic Rules
ACL Policy
Profile
Static Rules -> Speed & Rate
ACL Policy with an OC suffix
Web Proxy -> Security Profiles
Setting Rate Limits for a Location
assigned
Whitelist within the Quarantine section
adding an Ignore parameter to the Rule itself
An ACL with this name will exempt the traffic sources from rate limiting for the specific location