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Rate limit period

Rate limiting limits how many matching Inngest function runs can start in a time period. Events over the limit are skipped, not queued, so use it only when excess work can be discarded.

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Syntax

rateLimit: { limit: number, period: string, key?: string }

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Source: Rate Limiting | Skip Excess Events - Inngest Docs. Checked 2026-11-03.