Khalil•12mo ago

Rate limiting in Convex

is there a recommended approach for rate limiting http endpoints with Convex? Or do I have to build my own solution

3 Replies

Michal Srb•12mo ago

There is an example in this template: https://www.convex.dev/templates/nextjs-app-router

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KhalilOP•12mo ago

this bit?

    const numSentRecently = (
      await ctx.db
        .query("posts")
        .withIndex("authorId", (q) =>
          q
            .eq("authorId", author._id)
            .gte("_creationTime", Date.now() - 1000 * 60)
        )
        .take(3)
    ).length;

    if (numSentRecently >= 3) {
      throw new Error("Too fast, slow down!");
    }

    const numSentRecently = (
      await ctx.db
        .query("posts")
        .withIndex("authorId", (q) =>
          q
            .eq("authorId", author._id)
            .gte("_creationTime", Date.now() - 1000 * 60)
        )
        .take(3)
    ).length;

    if (numSentRecently >= 3) {
      throw new Error("Too fast, slow down!");
    }

I should have phrased my question better, sorry for that. I am looking for a solution involving rate limiting by IP address (to avoid DDoS attacks for example), most likely it will be a custom solution involving Redis

Michal Srb•12mo ago

See my answer here: https://discord.com/channels/1019350475847499849/1203007687344914503/1203114033570644019

Rate limiting in Convex

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