Exchange rate limiting & backoff strategy package

What you get

4 production-ready files:

rate-limit-config-template.yaml - Production configs

• Settings for Binance, Kraken, Coinbase, Bybit, FTX, Deribit
• Multiple strategies: fixed-window, leaky-bucket, token-bucket
• Safe defaults: limits, window sizes, backoff, jitter
• Respect Retry-After header (critical for avoiding bans)

rate-limit-decision-checklist.md - Pre-deployment checklist

• How to detect rate limiting vs actual errors (they feel the same)
• Burst test procedures (know your limits before prod)
• Circuit breaker logic (stop hammering if already limited)
• Exchange-specific quirks (Kraken vs Binance are different)
• Common gotchas (timing window wrong, ignoring jitter)

rate-limit-429-logging-schema.json - Structured logging

• JSON schema with 20+ fields for queryable 429 errors
• Fields: timestamp, exchange, endpoint, retry_count, wait_duration_ms, jitter_applied_ms
• Integrates with Datadog, Axiom, CloudWatch
• Know which exchanges are banning you most

README.md - Setup notes

• Quick start (integrate in 10 minutes)
• Backoff formula comparison (fixed vs exponential vs leaky bucket)
• Integration code (Python pseudocode for any bot)
• Troubleshooting (still hitting 429? Check this first)
• Exchange comparison table (limits, windows, Retry-After behavior)

How to use

1. Download the package
2. Copy rate-limit-config-template.yaml into your bot config
3. Customize for your exchanges (copy the right exchange section)
4. Run through the checklist before deploying to production
5. Integrate logging using the schema provided
6. Monitor the logs to catch bans early

What this solves

This package is for production operators:

• Stops rate limiting from turning into retry storms
• Makes limiter decisions visible in logs
• Gives you a checklist you can run during an incident

Real-world example

# Without this config:
# - Your bot hits Binance 1,500 times/min (limit is 1,200)
# - Instant 429 ban (IP blacklisted for 10+ minutes)
# - All other trading bots on your server also blocked
 
# With this config:
rate_limits:
  binance:
    limit: 1200
    window_seconds: 60
    backoff: exponential
    max_wait_seconds: 30
    jitter_enabled: true
 
# Your bot respects the limit and never hits rate limiting

When you need this

• You're building crypto trading bots or automation that hits exchange APIs
• You've hit 429 bans in production and lost money/time
• You need to detect rate limiting before cascading failures
• You have multiple bots on the same server (IP sharing)
• You want a shared backoff strategy across your team
• You're going from dev to production and need safety guardrails

Exchange quick reference

Related resources

• Why most crypto trading bots fail (and how to build one that actually works)
• Exchange API bans: how to prevent them
• Timestamp drift: the silent cause of signature errors
• Backoff + jitter: the simplest reliability win

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