Rate Limiting with Dependencies — Advanced FastAPI Patterns

Learn how to implement rate limiting using FastAPI's dependency injection system with in-memory request tracking.

What you'll learn

• Understand rate limiting concepts and sliding window algorithms
• Implement a rate limiter using FastAPI dependencies
• Track request counts per client using in-memory storage
• Return appropriate HTTP 429 responses when limits are exceeded

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