Rate Limiting Configuration¶

Set Escape's request rate to match your application's capacity and rate limits.

Configuration¶

Adjust the scan rate using the requests_per_second parameter in the network section:

network:
  requests_per_second: 50 # Schema default is 100; UI-created profiles start at 500

Default Behavior¶

The schema default is 100 requests per second, with a range of 1 to 1000. Profiles created in the UI start at 500 requests per second. Adjust the Rate limit slider (10 to 500) under Fine-Tune > Duration during profile creation, or set network.requests_per_second in the expert YAML configuration.

This setting limits API DAST requests and ASM HTTP requests and probes. It doesn't throttle browser navigation.

Best Practices¶

• Start with default settings
• Gradually reduce rate if encountering API limits
• Monitor scan duration and coverage
• Prioritize scan accuracy over speed