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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THROTTLING CALLS TO A SERVICE APPLICATION THROUGH AN OPEN API

  • US 20120180021A1
  • Filed: 01/07/2011
  • Published: 07/12/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-based method for throttling a volume of request messages to a service application stored within a service provider (SP) computer system through an open application programming interface (API) platform, the SP computer system in communication with a memory device, said method comprising:

  • storing a throttling profile for a developer application within the memory device, the throttling profile including at least a throttling amount threshold and a throttling time period;

    receiving at the API platform a request message initiated by the developer application, the request message included within a volume of request messages initiated by the developer application;

    identifying the request message as being associated with the developer application;

    retrieving the throttling profile for the developer application, the API platform retrieves the throttling profile from the memory device; and

    validating the volume of request messages as complying with the throttling profile.

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