= local
:type: rate_limit
:status: stable



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The local rate limit is a simple X every Y type rate limit that can be shared across any number of components within the pipeline but does not support distributed rate limits across multiple running instances of Benthos.

```yml
# Config fields, showing default values
label: ""
local:
  count: 1000
  interval: 1s
```

== Fields

=== `count`

The maximum number of requests to allow for a given period of time.


*Type*: `int`

*Default*: `1000`

=== `interval`

The time window to limit requests by.


*Type*: `string`

*Default*: `"1s"`