Rate Limiting: Protecting Your APIs from Abuse

Rate limiting prevents brute force and abuse.

  ## Apply throttle
  
  ```php
  Route::middleware('throttle:60,1')->group(function () {
    Route::post('/login', [AuthController::class, 'login']);
  });
  ```
  
  ## Flow
  
  ```mermaid
  flowchart LR
    A[Request] --> B{Within Limit?}
    B -->|Yes| C[Continue]
    B -->|No| D[429 Error]
  ```
  
  Rate limiting improves security and stability.
  
  In the next tutorial, we will monitor queues using Horizon.