---
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/v2"
  "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/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,
    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 take into account the previous window(if there was any). The given formula for the rate is:
```
weightOfPreviousWindpw = previous window's amount request * (whenNewWindow / Expiration)
rate = weightOfPreviousWindpw + current window's amount request.
```

## 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                                        |
| 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,
    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,
}))
```