Configuration Parameters for Throttles

List of parameters for throttle configuration.

The following table describes the parameters required to configure throttles. These parameters can be configured under the Monitors tab of a project configuration on the Config UI.

Throttle Configuration Parameters
Parameter Description
Monitor Name
  • Specifies the name of the throttle. The name of the throttle is required to configure the throttle for a service, partner, partner group, or partner operation.
  • Required.
Monitor Type
  • Specifies the type of throttle. Select one of the supported values from the drop-down list:
    • Rate
    • Quota
    • HWM
    • Error
  • Required.
Interval
  • Specifies a time period for which the maximum count of throttles are allowed.
Max Limit
  • Specifies the maximum number of throttle count allowed during the throttle interval period.
Monitor Counter
  • Specifies the type of the counter used to increment the throttle count.
  • Not Applicable for the Error and High Water Mark throttle types.
  • The possible values for the monitor counter are as follows: 
    • Request Count
Input Payload Size 
Output Payload Size
Transaction Payload Size
  • The default value is Request Count. Request Count applies to all throttle types, except Payload size throttles. Input Payload Size, Output Payload Size, and Transaction Payload Size are applicable for only Rate and Quota throttle types.
Monitor Time Modifiers Specifies the date, day, and time ranges for the throttle when the time modifiers are active. See Monitor Time Modifiers.
Use Approximate Monitor Indicates if the maximum number of requests as specified by the Max Limit property is distributed by the number of running engine instances.

If this value is set to true, the maximum number of requests is distributed by the number of active engines.

If the value is set to false, the maximum number of requests is shared by the number of engines. You must set the Max Count Ratio parameter if the value of Use Approximate Monitor is set to false.
Max Count Ratio

An integer value indicating the percentage of maximum number of requests allowed by an Core Engine instance locally.