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Visualize how a Token Bucket rate limiter controls request throughput — the same algorithm used by Stripe, AWS API Gateway, and NGINX.

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Token bucket: 5/5 tokens (READY)
Allowed
0
Rejected
0
Token Bucket (T = available, · = consumed)
T
T
T
T
T
0
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Request Flow
Request
Rate Limiter
API Server
Algorithm
-- / --
Token bucket: 5/5 tokens (READY)
Allowed
0
Rejected
0
Token Bucket (T = available, · = consumed)
T
T
T
T
T
0
1
2
3
4
Request Flow
Request
Rate Limiter
API Server
Algorithm

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