Apimeter

Professional rate limiting as a service for Express.JS applications.

Installation

npm install apimeter

Quick Start

const express = require("express");
const apimeter = require("apimeter");

const app = express();

app.use(
  apimeter({
    apiKey: "your-api-key-here",
  })
);

app.get("/api/users", (req, res) => {
  res.json({ users: [] });
});

app.listen(3000);

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign up at https://www.apimeter.dev
2. Get your API key from the dashboard
3. Start with a free 30-day trial

Configuration

app.use(
  apimeter({
    apiKey: "your-api-key", // Required
    clientIdHeader: "x-client-id", // Optional: default 'x-client-id'
  })
);

Features

• ✅ Managed Service - No Redis/Memcached setup required
• ✅ Client-specific Limits - Different limits per client/tenant
• ✅ Real-time Dashboard - Monitor usage and configure limits
• ✅ Fail-safe Design - Continues working if service is down
• ✅ Standard Headers - X-Rate-Limit-Limit and X-Rate-Limit-Remaining

Rate Limit Response

When limits are exceeded:

{
  "error": "Rate limit exceeded",
  "limit": 1000,
  "remaining": 0
}

Plans and full Documentation

• Website: https://www.apimeter.dev

Support

• Email: support@apimeter.dev

License

MIT