Django Smart Ratelimit v1.0.2 Released - Modern Rate Limiting for Django

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Hi everyone! :waving_hand:

I’m excited to announce django-smart-ratelimit v1.0.2, a modern, high-performance rate limiting library for Django with pluggable backends and async support.

What is it?

A drop-in rate limiting solution that works with Django views, DRF, and async views out of the box.


from django_smart_ratelimit import ratelimit


@ratelimit(key="ip", rate="100/h")

def my_view(request):

    return JsonResponse({"status": "ok"})

Key Features

  • Pluggable Backends: Memory, Redis (sync + async), MongoDB, or Multi-backend with automatic failover

  • Async Native: Full support for async views with `@aratelimit`

  • Circuit Breaker: Built-in circuit breaker pattern for backend resilience

  • Flexible Keys: Rate limit by IP, user, custom functions, or combinations

  • Standard Headers: Automatic `X-RateLimit-*` headers on responses

  • DRF Integration: Works seamlessly with Django REST Framework

What’s New in v1.0.2

  • Comprehensive Test Suite: Multi-version testing across Python 3.9-3.13 and Django 3.2-5.1

  • Documentation: Now hosted on ReadTheDocs

  • CI Improvements: Full integration test matrix with GitHub Actions

Quick Start


pip install django-smart-ratelimit



# settings.py

INSTALLED_APPS = [

    ...

    "django_smart_ratelimit",

]

# For Redis backend (recommended for production)

RATELIMIT_BACKEND = "redis"

RATELIMIT_REDIS_URL = "redis://localhost:6379/0"

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Would love to hear your feedback! Questions, issues, and PRs are welcome. :folded_hands: