layout	title	folder	permalink	categories	tags
pattern	Throttling	throttling	/patterns/throttling/	Behavioral	Java Difficulty-Beginner

Intent

Ensure that a given client is not able to access service resources more than the assigned limit.

Applicability

The Throttling pattern should be used:

• when a service access needs to be restricted to not have high impacts on the performance of the service.
• when multiple clients are consuming the same service resources and restriction has to be made according to the usage per client.