fiber/docs/middleware/limiter.md

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id: limiter
---
# Limiter
Limiter middleware for [Fiber](https://github.com/gofiber/fiber) that is used to limit repeat requests to public APIs and/or endpoints such as password reset. It is also useful for API clients, web crawling, or other tasks that need to be throttled.
:::note
This middleware uses our [Storage](https://github.com/gofiber/storage) package to support various databases through a single interface. The default configuration for this middleware saves data to memory, see the examples below for other databases.
:::
:::note
This module does not share state with other processes/servers by default.
:::
## Signatures
```go
func New(config ...Config) fiber.Handler
```
## Examples
Import the middleware package that is part of the Fiber web framework
```go
import (
"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3"
"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3/middleware/limiter"
)
```
After you initiate your Fiber app, you can use the following possibilities:
```go
// Initialize default config
app.Use(limiter.New())
// Or extend your config for customization
app.Use(limiter.New(limiter.Config{
Next: func(c fiber.Ctx) bool {
return c.IP() == "127.0.0.1"
},
Max: 20,
MaxFunc: func(c fiber.Ctx) int {
return 20
},
Expiration: 30 * time.Second,
KeyGenerator: func(c fiber.Ctx) string {
return c.Get("x-forwarded-for")
},
LimitReached: func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
return c.SendFile("./toofast.html")
},
Storage: myCustomStorage{},
}))
```
## Sliding window
Instead of using the standard fixed window algorithm, you can enable the [sliding window](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliding_window_protocol) algorithm.
A example of such configuration is:
```go
app.Use(limiter.New(limiter.Config{
Max: 20,
Expiration: 30 * time.Second,
LimiterMiddleware: limiter.SlidingWindow{},
}))
```
This means that every window will consider the previous window (if there was any). The given formula for the rate is:
```text
weightOfPreviousWindow = previous window's amount request * (whenNewWindow / Expiration)
rate = weightOfPreviousWindow + current window's amount request.
```
## Dynamic limit
You can also calculate the limit dynamically using the MaxFunc parameter. It's a function that receives the request's context as a parameter and allow you to calculate a different limit for each request separately.
Example:
```go
app.Use(limiter.New(limiter.Config{
MaxFunc: func(c fiber.Ctx) int {
return getUserLimit(ctx.Param("id"))
},
Expiration: 30 * time.Second,
}))
```
## Config
| Property | Type | Description | Default |
|:-----------------------|:--------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------|
| Next | `func(fiber.Ctx) bool` | Next defines a function to skip this middleware when returned true. | `nil` |
| Max | `int` | Max number of recent connections during `Expiration` seconds before sending a 429 response. | 5 |
| MaxFunc | `func(fiber.Ctx) int` | A function to calculate the max number of recent connections during `Expiration` seconds before sending a 429 response. | A function which returns the cfg.Max |
| KeyGenerator | `func(fiber.Ctx) string` | KeyGenerator allows you to generate custom keys, by default c.IP() is used. | A function using c.IP() as the default |
| Expiration | `time.Duration` | Expiration is the time on how long to keep records of requests in memory. | 1 * time.Minute |
| LimitReached | `fiber.Handler` | LimitReached is called when a request hits the limit. | A function sending 429 response |
| SkipFailedRequests | `bool` | When set to true, requests with StatusCode >= 400 won't be counted. | false |
| SkipSuccessfulRequests | `bool` | When set to true, requests with StatusCode < 400 won't be counted. | false |
| Storage | `fiber.Storage` | Store is used to store the state of the middleware. | An in-memory store for this process only |
| LimiterMiddleware | `LimiterHandler` | LimiterMiddleware is the struct that implements a limiter middleware. | A new Fixed Window Rate Limiter |
| Duration (Deprecated) | `time.Duration` | Deprecated: Use Expiration instead | - |
| Store (Deprecated) | `fiber.Storage` | Deprecated: Use Storage instead | - |
| Key (Deprecated) | `func(fiber.Ctx) string` | Deprecated: Use KeyGenerator instead | - |
:::note
A custom store can be used if it implements the `Storage` interface - more details and an example can be found in `store.go`.
:::
## Default Config
```go
var ConfigDefault = Config{
Max: 5,
MaxFunc: func(c fiber.Ctx) int {
return 5
},
Expiration: 1 * time.Minute,
KeyGenerator: func(c fiber.Ctx) string {
return c.IP()
},
LimitReached: func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
return c.SendStatus(fiber.StatusTooManyRequests)
},
SkipFailedRequests: false,
SkipSuccessfulRequests: false,
LimiterMiddleware: FixedWindow{},
}
```
### Custom Storage/Database
You can use any storage from our [storage](https://github.com/gofiber/storage/) package.
```go
storage := sqlite3.New() // From github.com/gofiber/storage/sqlite3
app.Use(limiter.New(limiter.Config{
Storage: storage,
}))
```