# The \`rate-limit\` node. Just wanting to check

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-rate-limit-node-just-wanting-to-check/12850>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [3 July 2019 07:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-rate-limit-node-just-wanting-to-check/12850 "2019-07-03T07:13:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 07:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-rate-limit-node-just-wanting-to-check/12850/1 "2019-07-03T07:13:13Z")

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I am wanting to limit the amount of stuff saved to a log file.

The readings are taken about every 6 seconds. (About 10 per minute.)

I am happy with 1.

I hacked a flow with the `gate` node (non-standard) but then saw the `rate-limit` node.

So if I read the info correctly I would set `max messages per topic` to 1 and `interval` to 60000 and tick the `drop overflow messages`.

It looks to be working. But I would like to confirm it before I go too far down the wrong road.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 07:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-rate-limit-node-just-wanting-to-check/12850/2 "2019-07-03T07:29:01Z")

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what is the rate-limit node ? Why not use the built in delay node set to rate-limit. then set it to

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/3/3af2f8140c52bf7ff2afb41704ed631ff4525d5d.png)

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 07:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-rate-limit-node-just-wanting-to-check/12850/3 "2019-07-03T07:30:38Z")

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Yeah, ok. I was looking in my _palette_ and saw it.

I didn't equate **delay** with **rate limit**.

Shall check that node instead.