---
title: "POST /sys/quotas/rate-limit/{name}"
method: POST
path: "/sys/quotas/rate-limit/{name}"
tags: ["system"]
---

# POST /sys/quotas/rate-limit/{name}

`POST /sys/quotas/rate-limit/{name}`

## Request body

- SystemQuotasRateLimitRequest
  - `block_interval` integer — If set, when a client reaches a rate limit threshold, the client will be prohibited from any further requests until after the 'block_interval' has elapsed.
  - `interval` integer — The duration to enforce rate limiting for (default '1s').
  - `path` string — Path of the mount or namespace to apply the quota. A blank path configures a global quota. For example namespace1/ adds a quota to a full namespace, namespace1/auth/userpass adds a quota to userpass in namespace1.
  - `rate` number, float — The maximum number of requests in a given interval to be allowed by the quota rule. The 'rate' must be positive.
  - `role` string — Login role to apply this quota to. Note that when set, path must be configured to a valid auth method with a concept of roles.
  - `type` string — Type of the quota rule.

## Response `200`

OK

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