What is RLaaS?

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RLaaS – Scalable Rate‑Limiting as a Service

Attach production‑grade rate limits to any HTTP endpoint in seconds – no side‑cars, no YAML, no ops.

RLaaS handles the heavy lifting so your team can stay focused on product features instead of defensive plumbing:

Challenge	RLaaS Solution
One library per language	Hosted HTTP API works with every tech‑stack
Redeploy to change a rule	Live edits via Dashboard / REST, zero downtime
Spreadsheet of endpoints	Centrally managed, version‑controlled rule sets

Key Capabilities

• Central Control : manage all limits for dozens of services from a single dashboard.
• Live Edits : push rule changes without restarts or rolling deploys.
• Automatic Scaling : Redis‑backed sharding architecture designed for consistent low-latency response times, even under high throughput workloads.
• Flexible Methods : fixed, sliding, token & leaky buckets – choose what fits your traffic pattern.

How It Works – 4‑Step Flow

1. Sign in with Google – RLaaS provisions your account in ~3 s.
2. Create a Project – receive a secret API Key for that project.
3. Define Rules – set <endpoint, strategy, key‑by, limit, window> pairs.
4. Call /check – RLaaS returns allowed | retry_after. Simple.

sequenceDiagram
    participant Client
    participant YourServer
    participant RLaaS
    Client->>YourServer: HTTP request /login
    YourServer->>RLaaS: POST /check {api_key, endpoint, key}
    RLaaS-->>YourServer: allowed = true/false
    YourServer-->>Client: 200 OK | 429 Too Many Requests

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