github.com/go-chi/httprate

httprate

net/http rate limiter middleware

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Health score 81/100, confidence 95/100.

Strong

Maintenance 61

Adoption 97

Security 92

Maturity 87

Developer DX 69

Confidence 95

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updated Jun 11, 2026

40 symbols

Symbol	Kind	Synopsis
KeyFunc	Type	type KeyFunc func(r *http.Request) (string, error)
LimitCounter	Type	type LimitCounter interface{ ... }
LimitCounter.Config	Method	Config func(requestLimit int, windowLength time.Duration)
LimitCounter.Get	Method	Get func(key string, currentWindow, previousWindow time.Time) (int, int, error)
LimitCounter.Increment	Method	Increment func(key string, currentWindow time.Time) error
LimitCounter.IncrementBy	Method	IncrementBy func(key string, currentWindow time.Time, amount int) error
Option	Type	type Option func(rl *RateLimiter)
WithErrorHandler	Function	func WithErrorHandler(h func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request, error)) Option
WithKeyByIP	Function	func WithKeyByIP() Option
WithKeyByRealIP	Function	func WithKeyByRealIP() Option
WithKeyFuncs	Function	func WithKeyFuncs(keyFuncs ...KeyFunc) Option
WithLimitCounter	Function	func WithLimitCounter(c LimitCounter) Option

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