Rate Limit Tester

A clean, modern tool to test API rate limits by sending rapid HEAD requests until a 429 Too Many Requests response is received (or the desired count is reached). Results are saved and instantly shareable via a short public link.

(Live preview – dark theme, real-time counter, stop button, and shareable result link)

✨ Features

• Real-time request counter & status log
• Automatic stop on 429 Too Many Requests
• Manual stop button
• Precise start/end time + duration tracking
• Saves every test to database with a short, public shareable URL (/r/ABCD1234)
• Single-page vanilla JS frontend (no framework)
• Laravel 12 backend with clean API & short-code system
• Fully responsive dark UI
• GitHub + LinkedIn links in top-right corner

🚀 Live Demo

(Deploy your own instance – see Installation below)

🛠 Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, Vanilla JavaScript
• Backend: Laravel 12, Eloquent, MySQL/PostgreSQL
• Styling: Custom dark theme (no external CSS frameworks)
• Icons: Font Awesome + GitHub Buttons

📦 Installation

git clone https://github.com/alirezajavadigit/rate-limit.git
cd rate-limit-tester
composer install
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate
php artisan migrate

# Optional: seed or just use the tool
php artisan serve