[Verse 1]
Your server's running smooth and fast
Until the traffic comes too vast
A thousand requests per second flow
Your system starts to break and slow
Without a guard to watch the gate
Your users sit and wait and wait
[Chorus]
Rate limiting saves the day
Token bucket shows the way
Fill it up and let it drain
Sliding window keeps you sane
Count the calls and set the pace
Give your server breathing space
[Verse 2]
Token bucket works like this
Every second adds to bliss
Tokens drop into your pail
When requests come without fail
Take a token, process through
No more tokens, then you're through
[Chorus]
Rate limiting saves the day
Token bucket shows the way
Fill it up and let it drain
Sliding window keeps you sane
Count the calls and set the pace
Give your server breathing space
[Verse 3]
Sliding window counts in time
Keep your traffic flow in line
Fixed window resets clean
Rolling window's more routine
Count requests in moving frame
Smooths the spikes, tames the flame
[Bridge]
When the load gets way too high
Don't let your system die
HTTP four twenty nine
"Too many requests" by design
Backoff algorithms wise
Exponential help replies
[Chorus]
Rate limiting saves the day
Token bucket shows the way
Fill it up and let it drain
Sliding window keeps you sane
Count the calls and set the pace
Give your server breathing space
[Outro]
Protect your API with care
Traffic control everywhere
Rate limits keep things fair
Your users happy, systems there