# rate_limit

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

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title: rate_limit
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---

<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/processors/rate_limit.md -->

Throttles the throughput of a pipeline according to a specified [`rate_limit`](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/rate_limits/about/) resource. Rate limits are shared across components and therefore apply globally to all processing pipelines.

```yml
# Config fields, showing default values
label: ""
rate_limit:
  resource: "" # No default (required)
```

## [](#fields)Fields

### [](#resource)`resource`

The target [`rate_limit` resource](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/rate_limits/about/).

**Type**: `string`