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Throttling and Rate Limiting Scenario

from rest_framework.throttling import UserRateThrottle, AnonRateThrottle
from rest_framework.views import APIView
from rest_framework.response import Response

class BurstRateThrottle(UserRateThrottle):
    scope = 'burst'

class SustainedRateThrottle(UserRateThrottle):
    scope = 'sustained'

class DataExportView(APIView):
    throttle_classes = [BurstRateThrottle, SustainedRateThrottle]
    
    def get(self, request):
        return Response({'data': 'exported'})

# settings.py
REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    'DEFAULT_THROTTLE_RATES': {
        'burst': '100/hour',
        'sustained': '1000/day',
    }
}
  1. An authenticated user can make 100 requests/hour and 1000 requests/day. If they exceed either limit, they receive HTTP 429 Too Many Requests.

  2. The user can make 100 requests in the first hour and 1000 requests in the same day, totaling 1100 requests allowed.

  3. BurstRateThrottle and SustainedRateThrottle are evaluated with OR logic; violating either one blocks the request.

  4. Throttle scopes are ignored if multiple throttle classes are specified; only the first one is applied.

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Correct answer

An authenticated user can make 100 requests/hour and 1000 requests/day. If they exceed either limit, they receive HTTP 429 Too Many Requests.

Explanation

Multiple throttle classes work together with AND logic—all must be satisfied. UserRateThrottle limits per authenticated user, AnonRateThrottle limits per IP. Rates follow format 'requests/timeperiod'.

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