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### HAProxy API throttle
-GitLab.com responds with HTTP status code 429 to API requests over 10 requests
+GitLab.com responds with HTTP status code `429` to API requests that exceed 10
+requests
per second per IP address.
The following example headers are included for all API requests:
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### Rack Attack initializer
+Details of rate limits enforced by [Rack Attack](../../security/rack_attack.md).
+
#### Protected paths throttle
-GitLab.com responds with HTTP status code 429 to POST requests at protected
-paths over 10 requests per **minute** per IP address.
+GitLab.com responds with HTTP status code `429` to POST requests at protected
+paths that exceed 10 requests per **minute** per IP address.
See the source below for which paths are protected. This includes user creation,
user confirmation, user sign in, and password reset.