Automatic Rate Limiter Per User

gistfile1.txt

// app/Http/Middleware/SmartRateLimit.php

namespace App\Http\Middleware;

use Closure;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\RateLimiter;

class SmartRateLimit
{
    public function handle($request, Closure $next)
    {
        $key = 'rate:'.$request->user()->id;

        if (RateLimiter::tooManyAttempts($key, 60)) {
            return response()->json([
                'message' => 'Too many requests'
            ], 429);
        }

        RateLimiter::hit($key, 60);

        return $next($request);
    }
}