# Convex Rate Limiter

## Docs

- [Introduction](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/introduction.md): Application-layer rate limiting for Convex with type-safe, transactional guarantees
- [Installation](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/installation.md): Install and configure the Convex Rate Limiter component
- [Quickstart](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/quickstart.md): Get started with Convex Rate Limiter in minutes
- [Rate Limiting](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/concepts/rate-limiting.md): Understanding rate limiting and how it works in Convex
- [Rate Limiting Strategies](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/concepts/strategies.md): Overview of token bucket and fixed window rate limiting algorithms
- [Token Bucket Algorithm](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/concepts/token-bucket.md): Deep dive into the token bucket rate limiting strategy
- [Fixed Window Algorithm](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/concepts/fixed-window.md): Deep dive into the fixed window rate limiting strategy
- [Basic Usage](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/usage/basic-usage.md): Learn how to use the RateLimiter for simple, global rate limiting
- [Per-User Limits](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/usage/per-user-limits.md): Use the key parameter to create per-user, per-session, or per-team rate limits
- [Custom Counts](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/usage/custom-counts.md): Use the count parameter for non-uniform token consumption
- [Error Handling](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/usage/error-handling.md): Handle rate limit violations with automatic errors or manual checks
- [Checking Limits](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/usage/checking-limits.md): Check rate limits without consuming tokens using check() and getValue()
- [Resetting Limits](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/usage/resetting-limits.md): Clear rate limit state using the reset() method
- [Sharding for Scale](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/advanced/sharding.md): Use sharding to handle high-throughput rate limits without compromising correctness
- [Capacity Reservation](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/advanced/reservations.md): Reserve capacity ahead of time to prevent starvation and enable fair queueing
- [Adding Jitter](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/advanced/jitter.md): Use randomness to prevent thundering herd problems and distribute retry traffic
- [React Hooks](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/advanced/react-hooks.md): Check rate limits in your React components with the useRateLimit hook
- [Dynamic Rate Limits](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/advanced/dynamic-limits.md): Define rate limits at runtime with the config parameter
- [Preventing Bot Signups](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/examples/signup-limits.md): Limit free trial signups with a global rate limit to deter bots and abuse
- [Message Rate Limiting](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/examples/messaging-limits.md): Prevent spam with per-user message limits using token bucket for burst handling
- [Failed Login Protection](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/examples/failed-logins.md): Prevent brute force attacks by limiting failed authentication attempts per user
- [LLM API Rate Limiting](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/examples/llm-rate-limits.md): Control AI API costs with token counting and sharding for high-throughput applications
- [RateLimiter](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/api/rate-limiter.md): Core class for managing rate limits in Convex applications
- [limit()](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/api/limit.md): Check and consume rate limit tokens in mutations
- [check()](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/api/check.md): Check rate limit status without consuming tokens
- [reset()](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/api/reset.md): Reset a rate limit to its initial state
- [getValue()](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/api/get-value.md): Get current rate limit state and metadata
- [useRateLimit](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/api/use-rate-limit.md): React hook for real-time rate limit status in your components
- [hookAPI](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/api/hook-api.md): Create server-side API for React hook integration
- [Types](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/api/types.md): TypeScript types for rate limiting
- [Constants](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/api/constants.md): Time constants for rate limiting
- [Utilities](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/api/utilities.md): Utility functions for rate limiting

## OpenAPI Specs

- [openapi](https://mintlify.wiki/get-convex/rate-limiter/api-reference/openapi.json)