---
title: Rate Limiter
summary: >-
  Rate limiters add configurable origin request rate limiting to a service. This
  information is part of a limited availability release. For more information,
  see our <a
  href="https://docs.fastly.com/products/fastly-product-lifecycle#limited-availability">product
  and feature lifecycle</a> descriptions. To use this feature you must purchase
  a Professional or Premier Platform subscription for either <a
  href="https://docs.fastly.com/products/signal-sciences-cloud-waf">Signal
  Sciences Cloud WAF</a> or <a
  href="https://docs.fastly.com/products/signal-sciences-next-gen-waf">Signal
  Sciences Next-Gen WAF</a> and have a <a
  href="https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/account-info/billing/account-types/">paid
  account with a contract</a> for <a
  href="https://docs.fastly.com/products/fastlys-legacy-full-site-delivery-services">full-site
  delivery</a>.
url: https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/vcl-services/rate-limiter
---

<CollectionDescription name="rate_limiter" />

<Collection name="rate_limiter" />