> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.httpayer.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get rate limiting metrics

> Returns current rate limiting status for all rate-limited endpoints
(/proxy, /relay, /webhooks, /internal). Shows active requests, limits,
and utilization percentage for each.




## OpenAPI

````yaml get /metrics/rate-limits
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: HTTPayer Proxy API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    HTTPayer is a payment router for 402 response codes and the x402 Protocol.
    Users can access APIs that use the x402 standard through the HTTPayer proxy.
  contact:
    name: HTTPayer Team
    url: https://httpayer.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.httpayer.com
    description: Production server
security: []
tags:
  - name: Relay
    description: Cross-chain payment relay endpoints
  - name: Account
    description: Account balance and limits endpoints
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Async task status and webhooks
  - name: LLM
    description: OpenAI-powered endpoints for translation and chat
  - name: Health
    description: Health check endpoints
paths:
  /metrics/rate-limits:
    get:
      tags:
        - Metrics
      summary: Get rate limiting metrics
      description: |
        Returns current rate limiting status for all rate-limited endpoints
        (/proxy, /relay, /webhooks, /internal). Shows active requests, limits,
        and utilization percentage for each.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Rate limiting metrics
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  proxy:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      active:
                        type: number
                        description: Current number of active proxy requests
                        example: 45
                      limit:
                        type: number
                        description: Maximum concurrent proxy requests allowed
                        example: 100
                      utilization:
                        type: string
                        description: Percentage of limit currently in use
                        example: 45.0%
                  relay:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      active:
                        type: number
                        description: Current number of active relay requests
                        example: 12
                      limit:
                        type: number
                        description: Maximum concurrent relay requests allowed
                        example: 50
                      utilization:
                        type: string
                        description: Percentage of limit currently in use
                        example: 24.0%
                  webhooks:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      active:
                        type: number
                        description: Current number of active webhook polling requests
                        example: 8
                      limit:
                        type: number
                        description: Maximum concurrent webhook requests allowed
                        example: 200
                      utilization:
                        type: string
                        description: Percentage of limit currently in use
                        example: 4.0%

````