Monitor when a user is being rate limited in your Go application

When building a Go application, you often have to deal with throttling. Throttling is a way to limit the number of requests that a user can make to your application. This is a common problem when building applications that are used by a lot of users. For example, let's say you're building a Go application that allows users to upload files. You may want to limit the number of files a user can upload to 10 per minute. Again, this is a common problem and a great way to prevent users from abusing your service.

It is important to monitor when a throttle is being hit in your Go application. It can signify a problem with your implementation or that a user may be trying to take advantage and abuse your service. Therefore, it's vital to set up a system to properly monitor when the throttle is being hit and let you and your team know when something is wrong.

LogSnag is an excellent tool for this problem as it trivializes tracking events in your Go application and monitoring when the throttle is being hit. For example, you can use LogSnag to track an event when a user uploads a file. You can then set up a rule to notify you when a user has uploaded ten files. This way, you will know when a user has reached their limit, allowing you to take further action if needed.

Setting up LogSnag

1. Sign up for a free LogSnag account.
2. Create your first project from the dashboard.
3. Head to settings and copy your API token.

Go code snippets

Copy and paste the following code into your Go project. You are required to replace the YOUR_API_TOKEN with your API token and update the project and channel names.

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "strings"
  "net/http"
  "io/ioutil"
)

func main() {

  url := "https://api.logsnag.com/v1/log"
  method := "POST"

  payload := strings.NewReader(`{"project":"my-saas","channel":"limits","event":"User is being rate limited","description":"User has uploaded more than the allowed amount of files","icon":"⏱","notify":true}`)

  client := &http.Client {
  }
  req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)

  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
  req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN")

  res, err := client.Do(req)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  defer res.Body.Close()

  body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Go integration details

When designing LogSnag, we aimed to create the most simple yet flexible event tracking tool possible. We wanted to make it easy for developers to integrate with their Go applications and to start tracking events in no time.

Today, LogSnag is what we believe to be the next generation of event tracking. It works excellent with Go and provides powerful features such as real-time event tracking, cross-platform push notifications, event filtering, user and product journeys, charts and analytics, and much more.

LogSnag provides a free plan to get you started with event tracking, and we can't wait to see how you use it. So please give it a try, and don't hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or feedback!

Other use-cases for LogSnag

1. Monitor your CI/CD build status for your Go application
2. Monitor your CPU usage in your Go application
3. Monitor when database goes down in your Go application
4. Monitor high disk usage in your Go application
5. Monitor when a user changes their email address in your Go application
6. Monitor failed logins in your Go application
7. Monitor failed payments for your Go application
8. Monitor memory usage in your Go application
9. Monitor MySQL downtime in your Go application
10. Monitor when a new feature is used in your Go application
11. Monitor your Postgres downtime in your Go application
12. Monitor Redis downtime in your Go application
13. Monitor suspicious activity in your Go application
14. Monitor when a user exceeds the usage limit for your Go service
15. Get a notification when your Go code is done executing
16. Send push notifications to your phone or desktop using Go
17. Track canceled subscriptions in your Go application
18. Track your Go cron jobs
19. Track when a file is uploaded to your Go application
20. Track when a form is submitted to your Go application
21. Track payment events via Go
22. Track user sign in events in Go
23. Track user signup events via Go
24. Track waitlist signup events via Go