Rate Limit
Cap the number of Requests and Tokens per time period — protect your system from overload and control costs.
Overview
Rate Limit lets you set a maximum threshold across two dimensions:
Requests
Maximum number of API calls within a period
Tokens
Maximum total tokens (input + output) within a period
Each Rate Limit is enforced independently for every API Key and every Model it is associated with:
If the Rate Limit is attached to API Key
key-01→key-01is capped at 50 req/day (totalled across all Models)If the Rate Limit is attached to Model
gpt-5→gpt-5is capped at 50 req/day (totalled across all API Keys)Both caps operate in parallel and independently of each other
The ability to restrict "API Key X may only use Model Y" is coming soon.
Prerequisites
A GreenNode account with Root or Admin role
At least one API Key created (see Access Control)
At least one Model enabled in GreenNode MaaS
View Rate Limits
Open Protect & Govern → Rate Limit.

Each Rate Limit displays:
Name
Rate Limit name
Status
Current state (ACTIVE)
Rate limit
Configured req/day and token/day thresholds
Associated models
Models the limit is applied to
Associated API Keys
API Keys the limit is applied to
Action
⋮ menu to edit or delete
Create a Rate Limit
Step 1: Click Create a rate limit.
Step 2: Fill in the popup form:

Rate limit name
rate-limit-01
Lowercase a-z, 0-9, -; 5–100 characters
Limit by
Requests and/or Tokens
Select one or both
Request limit
50 Requests / 1 Day
Applied per API Key and per Model independently
Token limit
1000000 Tokens / 1 Day
Applied per API Key and per Model independently
API Keys
mee-agent
API Keys to apply this Rate Limit to
Models
ChatGPT 4o, gpt-5
Models to apply this Rate Limit to
When both Requests and Tokens are enabled, the system rejects requests as soon as either threshold is reached — whichever occurs first.
Step 3: Click Create.
The Rate Limit appears in the list with status ACTIVE.
Edit a Rate Limit
In the list, find the Rate Limit → click the ⋮ icon in the Action column
Select Edit configuration
Update the fields you want to change (thresholds, period, API Keys, Models) → click Save
Changes take effect immediately for the current period.
Delete a Rate Limit
In the list, find the Rate Limit → click the ⋮ icon in the Action column
Select Delete → confirm
Deleting a Rate Limit removes the restriction immediately. Associated API Keys and Models will no longer be subject to the threshold.
Result
After creation, every request from the associated API Keys or Models is checked against the configured thresholds each period. When a threshold is exceeded, the request receives a 429 Too Many Requests error.
View usage and cost
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