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Rotate API Keys Automatically with This Open Source Proxy — Never Hit Rate Limits Again

Rotate API Keys Automatically with This Open Source Proxy — Never Hit Rate Limits Again

via Dev.toAlex Devson

Rate limits are the bane of every developer's existence. You're building something cool, hitting an API, and suddenly: 429 Too Many Requests . The common solutions: Pay for a higher tier 💰 Implement complex retry logic 🔄 Rate limit your own requests ⏱️ But what if you could just... use more keys? Introducing Rotato Rotato is a lightweight API proxy that automatically rotates through multiple API keys. Drop it between your app and any REST API, and it handles key rotation transparently. Your App → Rotato (rotates keys) → API Service How It Works Configure Rotato with multiple API keys Point your app at Rotato instead of the API directly Rotato forwards requests using a different key each time When a key hits its limit, Rotato automatically skips to the next Your app code doesn't change at all. It just talks to one endpoint. Use Cases OpenAI / LLM APIs Have 3 free-tier OpenAI keys? Rotato gives you 3x the rate limit without paying a cent. Google Maps Distribute API calls across multiple

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