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Build a Concurrent Rate-Limited API Client

CodingmediumVery Common
concurrencyrate-limitingapi-client

Reported

10 times

Last seen

2026-03-22

First seen

2025-06-12

Active in

2025, 2026

Description

Implement an API client that handles rate limits, retries, and concurrent requests efficiently with proper backpressure.

Approach Tips

Use a semaphore for concurrency control and a token bucket for rate limiting. Implement backpressure with bounded queues.

Related LeetCode Problem

LC #1188 - Design Bounded Blocking Queue

Sources

LeetCode·SDE-2·2026-03-22
Blind·SDE-3·2026-01-18
Glassdoor·Senior·2025-10-05
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