DreamFactory

DreamFactory Limit API

API rate limiting management

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Operations 7

GET /system/limit DreamFactory List API limits #
POST /system/limit DreamFactory Create API limit #
GET /system/limit/{id} DreamFactory Get API limit #
PATCH /system/limit/{id} DreamFactory Update API limit #
DELETE /system/limit/{id} DreamFactory Delete API limit #
GET /system/limit_cache DreamFactory List limit cache #
DELETE /system/limit_cache DreamFactory Reset limit counters #

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

dreamfactory-limit-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: DreamFactory System Admin Limit API
  description: The DreamFactory System API provides administrative management capabilities for DreamFactory instances.
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: DreamFactory Support
    url: https://www.dreamfactory.com/support
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  termsOfService: https://www.dreamfactory.com/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://{instance}/api/v2
  description: DreamFactory instance
  variables:
    instance:
      default: example.dreamfactory.com
      description: Your DreamFactory instance hostname
security:
- sessionToken: []
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Limit
  description: API rate limiting management
paths:
  /system/limit:
    get:
      operationId: listLimits
      summary: DreamFactory List API limits
      description: Retrieve a list of API rate limits.
      tags:
      - Limit
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LimitListResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
    post:
      operationId: createLimit
      summary: DreamFactory Create API limit
      description: Create a new API rate limit.
      tags:
      - Limit
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LimitRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Limit created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LimitResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
  /system/limit/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getLimit
      summary: DreamFactory Get API limit
      description: Retrieve a specific API limit by ID.
      tags:
      - Limit
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LimitResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
    patch:
      operationId: updateLimit
      summary: DreamFactory Update API limit
      description: Update a specific API limit by ID.
      tags:
      - Limit
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LimitRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Limit updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LimitResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteLimit
      summary: DreamFactory Delete API limit
      description: Delete a specific API limit by ID.
      tags:
      - Limit
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Limit deleted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
  /system/limit_cache:
    get:
      operationId: listLimitCache
      summary: DreamFactory List limit cache
      description: Retrieve current limit volume levels to check how close limits are to being reached.
      tags:
      - Limit
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceListResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
    delete:
      operationId: resetLimitCache
      summary: DreamFactory Reset limit counters
      description: Reset limit counters manually.
      tags:
      - Limit
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Limit cache reset
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: integer
              description: Error code.
            message:
              type: string
              description: Error message.
            context:
              type: object
              description: Additional error context.
    ResourceListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        resource:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
    LimitRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the limit.
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of the limit.
        type:
          type: string
          description: Type of limit (instance, each_user, each_service, etc.).
        rate:
          type: integer
          description: Number of allowed API calls in the period.
        period:
          type: string
          description: Time period for the limit (minute, hour, day, etc.).
        service_id:
          type: integer
          description: Service ID the limit applies to.
        role_id:
          type: integer
          description: Role ID the limit applies to.
        user_id:
          type: integer
          description: User ID the limit applies to.
        is_active:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the limit is active.
      required:
      - name
      - type
      - rate
      - period
    LimitResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        rate:
          type: integer
        period:
          type: string
        service_id:
          type: integer
        role_id:
          type: integer
        user_id:
          type: integer
        is_active:
          type: boolean
        created_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        last_modified_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    LimitListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        resource:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LimitResponse'
    SuccessResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
  parameters:
    id:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Resource identifier.
      schema:
        type: integer
    filter:
      name: filter
      in: query
      description: SQL-like filter to limit results.
      schema:
        type: string
    fields:
      name: fields
      in: query
      description: Comma-delimited list of fields to return.
      schema:
        type: string
    limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: Maximum number of records to return.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 0
    offset:
      name: offset
      in: query
      description: Number of records to skip for pagination.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 0
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing session token or API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    InternalError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    sessionToken:
      type: apiKey
      name: X-DreamFactory-Session-Token
      in: header
      description: Session token obtained after admin login.
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      name: X-DreamFactory-API-Key
      in: header
      description: API key associated with a registered application.
externalDocs:
  description: DreamFactory Documentation
  url: https://guide.dreamfactory.com/docs/