# local

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt). Component-specific: [cloud-data-platform-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform-full.txt)

---
title: local
latest-operator-version: v26.2.1
latest-console-tag: v3.10.0
latest-connect-version: 4.105.0
latest-redpanda-tag: v26.2.1
docname: connect/components/rate_limits/local
page-component-name: cloud-data-platform
page-version: master
page-component-version: master
page-component-title: Cloud
page-relative-src-path: connect/components/rate_limits/local.adoc
page-edit-url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/cloud-docs/edit/main/modules/develop/pages/connect/components/rate_limits/local.adoc
description: A simple X every Y rate limit that can be shared across components within a pipeline. It does not support distributed rate limiting across instances.
page-git-created-date: "2024-09-09"
page-git-modified-date: "2026-05-26"
---

<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/develop/connect/components/rate_limits/local.md -->

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)Fields

### [](#count)`count`

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

**Type**: `int`

**Default**: `1000`

### [](#interval)`interval`

The time window to limit requests by.

**Type**: `string`

**Default**: `"1s"`