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Configuring the flow control CLI for REST API

You can use the API Security Enforcer (ASE) command-line interface (CLI) to update flow control parameters.

About this task

API security must be enabled for ASE flow control to work. For more information on enabling API security, see Enable API security.

Steps

  • To update the client spike threshold, run the following command:

    update_client_spike_threshold {api_id} {+ve digit/(second|minute|hour)}

    Example:

    update_client_spike_threshold shop_api 5000/second

  • To update the server spike threshold, run the following command:

    update_server_spike_threshold {api_id} {host:port} {+ve digit/(second|minute|hour)}

    Example:

    update_server_spike_threshold shop_api 5000/second

  • To update the server connection quota, run the following command:

    update_server_connection_quota {api_id} {host:port}{+ve digit}

    Example:

    update_server_connection_quota shop_api 5000