Trying to understand the Rate Limit plugins 'limit_by: credential' configuration

Questions
1

I’m a bit confused.

With the Rate Limiting plugin, how exactly does the config.limit_by: credential configuration work?

If I enable the plugin on a consumer with multiple api keys (via the key-auth plugin) what effect does setting the config.limit_by configuration to credential have?

thanks.

2

Each credential will get the limit you have set. consumer on the other hand, will limit based on each consumer, no matter which credential was used.

3

Ah. I understand now. Thank you.

@hbagdi I take it there isn’t currently a way to set different limits to individual keys?

4

You can create multiple consumers, each with one key and then set different limits for each consumer.

5

You can create multiple consumers, each with one key and then set different limits for each consumer.

Hadn’t thought of mananging it like that. Thanks again. :+1: