How to create an API request manager in our instance

[Daniel_O]

We want to create an api call manager in our instance. We do not want more than 5 api calls to be made at the same time in our entire instance.

We wanted to create a control that limits requests to 5 at the same time and stores those that could not run in a queue so that as soon as the number of requests decreases, call those that remained in the queue.

it is possible?

[Robbie]

Hi @Daniel_O,

I haven't really seen or come across anything to specifically limit outbound calls in a general sense, however, if you think about it, if you create a REST API to send to X system, internally (and depending on how you implement it) you will be calling that service indirectly meaning you can throttle the eventual 'outbound' call because your script include / business rule etc will be making an internal call to that REST service in order to send to X system. Does that make sense? 

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Thanks, Robbie

[Ben Bernardy]

I'm interested in a solution for this as well. Did you find any mechanism to manage a process queue for outbound rest calls?