Laravel 5.4 - Override API 'throttle:60,1'

Question

I'm writing a lot of API to get and store data.
I like the default throttle option:

protected $middlewareGroups = [
    'api' => [
        'throttle:60,1',
        'bindings',
    ],
];

to limit the request to 60 per minute; but for some route (es: POST ), I'd like to increase this value.

I tried to set 'throttle:500,1' on route Middleware like below:

Route::group(function () {
        Route::get('semaphore/1',        ['uses' => 'App\Api\V1\DBs\SemaphoreController@index']);
        Route::post('semaphore/1',       ['uses' => 'App\Api\V1\DBs\SemaphoreController@store',        'middleware' => 'WriteToDatabaseMiddleware', 'throttle:500,1']);
});

but it does not work.

Any idea?

Thank you.

UPDATE:
I noticed that the 'throttle:500,1' used in the api.php route will be set AFTER the default 'throttle:60,1' specified into Kernel.php file; then, It doesn't work.

Logging the process execution, the first call is:

Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests -> handle

from Kernel.php has maxAttempts=60 .

Then, the second call is:

Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests -> handle

from api.php has maxAttempts=500 .

In others words, the throttle:500,1 in the api.php file do not override the throttle:60,1 in the Kernel.php file.

Answer 1

Current answer

According to this GitHub issue , the throttle middleware should not be used "twice" (like you want to do that). There are only two ways how to deal with your current problem "correctly":

1. Write an own throttling middleware

or

2. Define the throttle middleware separately for each route (group)

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Old answer

You set the middleware key wrong! When declaring multiple middleware to use, create a new array for them

['middleware' => ['WriteToDatabaseMiddleware','throttle:500,1']]

EDIT: Because of the middleware order, you should set your kernel throttle to the highest value you want to use, and all other routes that should have a lower throttle value to the corresponding ones.

Answer 2

In laravel 6 you can use prefix for prevent with global throttle. use 'throttle:5,1,prefix'

Route::group(['prefix' => 'contact-us', 'middleware' => 'throttle:5,1,contact-form',], function () {
    Route::post('/', 'ContactUsController@store');
});

Allow multiple throttles by naming