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express js limit access based on rate

const rateLimit = require('express-rate-limit');

const limiter = rateLimit({
  max: 100,
  windowMs: 60 * 60 * 1000,
  message: 'too many requests sent by this ip, please try again in an hour !'
});

app.use('<routes>', limiter);  // eg: app.use('/api', limiter);

express-rate-limit nodejs

this.app.use(
      rateLimit({
        windowMs: 24 * 60 * 3, // next request to endpoint
        max: 100, // maximal request for all endpoint
        message: 'To many request, send back request after 3 minutes'
      })
    )
    this.app.use(
      SlowDown({
        windowMs: 24 * 60 * 1, // next request to endpoint
        delayMs: 24 * 60 * 2000, // increment delay
        delayAfter: 100 // slow down after request
      })
    )