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Rate Limits and API Throttling

Published 2026-08-24 5 min read
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This guide is for Developers, Engineering Teams, Platform Operators seeking operational guidance on BursaPay workflows.

UI Navigation Path (Step-by-Step)

  1. Track response status and retry headers where exposed.
  2. Back off after throttling instead of immediately repeating requests.
  3. Use batching or pagination rather than excessive polling.
  4. Request a controlled rate-limit override only when justified by workload.
Verified BursaPay workflow: Understand API rate-limit tracking and how applications should respond to throttling.

1. Overview & Purpose

The gateway tracks request counts by API key or IP and exposes configurable rate-limit controls, including per-key overrides.

2. Requirements & Setup

Applications should handle 429 responses and retry with backoff.

3. Step-by-Step Workflow

  1. Track response status and retry headers where exposed.
  2. Back off after throttling instead of immediately repeating requests.
  3. Use batching or pagination rather than excessive polling.
  4. Request a controlled rate-limit override only when justified by workload.

4. Rules & Troubleshooting

Rate limiting is a safety control. Do not attempt to evade it by rotating IPs or creating unnecessary keys.

5. Verification & Next Steps

Build exponential backoff and bounded retries into integration clients.

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