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Sliding window

Arcjet's sliding window rule limits a client's requests during a moving time interval. Set the interval, request maximum, enforcement mode, and optional client characteristics.

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Syntax

slidingWindow({ mode?: "LIVE" | "DRY_RUN", characteristics?: string[], interval: number, max: number })

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  • fixed window rate limit
  • token bucket rate limit
  • characteristics
  • Mode.LIVE
  • Mode.DRY_RUN

Source: Rate limiting reference for Node.js | Arcjet Docs. Checked 2026-11-03.